Match report – Western Force 7 – 54 Lions

Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly Doubles Plus try Dan Sheehan, Garry Ringrose, Joe McCarthy and Alex Mitchell inspire the victory of the lions of eight series on Western force; Watch every match of the Lions 2025 tour – including the three tests against the Wallabies – live on Sky Sports

Dan Sheehan is congratulated by teammate Henry Pollock after marking the opening of the lions against Western Force

The British and Irish lions produced a second half devastating wave to defeat Western Force 54-7 in Perth.

The Lions led 21-7 at the break at the Optus stadium thanks to Dan Sheehan’s first half tests, Tomos Williams and Elliot Daly, but were embarrassed by bad discipline, with Henry Pollock Sinned after a succession of sanctions.

But the lions have drawn an emphatic line under their disjointed display in the first half, moving away from force with five unanswered trials and a performance that has thrown solid foundations for the future.

Scrum-Half Williams and the lateral back Daly crossed their second scores, with Garry Ringrose, Joe McCarthy and Alex Mitchell also touched to win a first victory on Australian soil for Andy Farrell’s team.

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Look at the tour of the British and Irish Lions in Australia live on Sky Sports this summer

Each match of the tour of the British and Irish lions in 2025 – including the three tests against the Wallabies and six warm -up matches – will be presented exclusively live on Sky Sports.

The Lions tour in Australia continues with its second warm-up match against Queensland Reds in Brisbane (July 2), the Waratahs in Sydney (July 5), The Brumbies de Canberra (July 9), an invitation-Zélandaise and New Zealand team in Adélaïde (July 12) and the rebels in Melbourne (July 22).

This match will take place after the opening test in Brisbane on July 19, with the second test at MCG in Melbourne on July 26 and the final test of the Accor stadium in Sydney on August 2. Distribute the British and Irish lions without contract