British and Irish lions lose 2025 Tour opener as Argentina reaches three dazzling attempts to wedge the thriller in Dublin; Bundee Aki, Tadhg Beirne Score Lions trying to defeat; Watch each match of 2025. Tour Lions, including all three tests – Australia, live on Ski Ski Ski Sports
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Last Updated: 20/06/2006 23:15
British and Irish lions began their 2025. Year with a defeat because Argentina is astonished Andy Farrell with Historical 28-24 winning Dublin.
The Irish International International Bundee Aki and Tadhg Beiren scored in which first lions played in Ireland, while the packaging also forced the sentence through a valid Mata.
But Pumas refused to lie down on the competition, reaching three sensational attempts through Ignacio Mendi, Tomas Albornoz and Santiago Cordero to confirm the first victory over touring on the eighth attempt.
Lions – Tries: Aki (19), Penal Attempt (46), Beiren (53). Against: F Smith (20, 54). Pens: F Smith (10).
Argentina – Tries: Mendi (12), Albornoz (40 + 1), Lamb (59). Against: Albornoz (42, 60). Thought: Albornoz (5, 26, 40).
The flying half Albornaz also hit 13 boot points as the guns dealt with a player for 10 minutes, because the loose main Maico Vivas was a damn for the curse, try the incident.
Argentina punishes wasteful lions
The bright start of Argentina saw them to take Olovo within five minutes via the penalty for the abolition of Albornoz, only for lions to seemingly react in moments.
Captain Maro Itoys won the ball in the rush on levers, and although he was a strong pause and failed to play in Alek Mitchell on an attempt, the Port of Cowan-Dickie soon got the result shortly afterwards. It was until Tmo Repnai proved that Covan-Dickie knocked out the ball on an attempt to overhead if necessary after a valid Mata.
Fin Smith straightened the teenage competition at 10. minutes when Tom Curri forced the penalty off, but Argentina was the first to apply.
Old Strike-Play saw that the pume creates space down the left for the full back Santiago Carrer to sprint in and find an exciting wing of Mendi, which ended superbly.
The lions had another early attempt to exclude when the Sion’s effort was withdrawn for before Alex Mitchell.
Argentina knocked in a grid, but only before, and the accommodation, the monster sets the platform for a sensational series of hands through the tape that gave the Aki space to give all his awful and power to overcome, giving lions.

Bundee Aki showed his power to cross or first lions try 2025. Years
However, there was not much before Argentina wrestled back, in what was already absorbing the competition, two Albornosis penalties set them in front of the competition at a distance from the non-seashole, brought a stunning final blow in half.
With the lions, they forced the traffic in the final play looking for an attempt, instead, he won the ball back and counter-attacked for a sticky attempt to end the Albornoz, leaving them on a break.

Pumas celebrate Alborniz crucial attempt in the final first half game
The lions came out at the beginning of the second half, and the packaging forced the sentence of a 46-minute sentence after breaking the roller was interrupted shy from trying – Pumas regulations Vivas for the act.
With Argentina to 14, the monumental Ellis Genge was worn then a swing for Beirin to achieve the third lions the third lead to lead from the beautiful Tomos Williams passes.
The result remained 24-21 lions when Vivas returned from yellow cards, and Pume hit the third wonderful attempt to regain the advantage over Cordero on a busy ball; It goes ashore to the coast in achieving results that is worthy of deciding such an opportunity.

Argentini’s Cordero scored a match in the match attempt while shown all his tempo for the third pum attempt
Albornoz turned well for leadership of 28-24, and the lions were not able to use the most chances in Argentina at the time. Ronan Kelleher hook replacement overwhelmed a line of five meters in the easiest chance, and Beiren then punished his neck five meters soon afterwards.
Itoje: We don’t want to play Tippi-Tappy Rugby Aki: Lions can become all better from here
Lions Captain Maro It’s speaking at Ski Sports:
“Sometimes we played Tippy-Tappy Rugby and that’s not what we want to be. We want to be an aggressive team.
“But we’re building. We’d love to fire right out of exclusion, it wasn’t really, but we’ll live, learn and better.”
Lions Center Bundee Aki speaks of ski sports:
“We don’t say excuses; Argentina is bloody good clothes. They punished us when we were not clinical. Every turnover we gave, they achieved every opportunity.
“We bounced into the second half, Andy Farrell reminded us of the half time when it meant to be a lion – when it was hard, you have to push it in certain parts of the game, we didn’t. Argentina.
“This shows where we are as a group, we can only become better here. There is no challenge that is in front of us, none of the nine games will be easy for this, but we have to find out quickly.
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British and Irish Lions 2025 Tour Tour Spence
Date | Opponent | Venue |
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Friday, 20. June | Argentina | Dublin |
Saturday, 28. June | Western force | Perth |
Wednesday, 2. July | Queensland Reds | Brisbane |
Saturday, 5. July | NSV Varatahs | Sydney |
Wednesday, 9. July | A proceeding crusher | Canberra |
Saturday, 12. July | Au-NZ call | Adelaide |
Saturday, 19. July | Australia (first test) | Brisbane |
Wednesday, 22. July | First nations and passage XV | Melbourne |
Saturday, 26. July | Australia (second test) | Melbourne |
Saturday, 2. August | Australia (third test) | Sydney |