Some random half-time thoughtspublished at 11:57 British Summer Time
HT: NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions
Nigel Ringland
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium
Finlay Bealham, not originally selected to go on the tour, could be playing his way into the starting number three jersey for the first Test.
The scrum, in the games he’s started, has looked better than the games he hasn’t.
Tadhg Furlong will come on in the second half and will need to prove his fitness.
Everything Hugo Keenan has tried in the first half has gone wrong. There was an early knock-on, a missed tackle for the try, a couple of high balls he didn’t catch (and he is usually reliable).
Tough opening forty minutes for the Leinster man in his Lions debut, perhaps trying too hard.
Playing on the left wing, Blair Kinghorn, also making his Lions debut, has been a virtual spectator. I can’t remember a meaningful contribution.
Not necessarily his fault as there has been a lack of service but again for someone wanting to make an impression, surely not what he was hoping for.
Huw Jones will continue to push Gary Ringrose for the starting 13 shirt. He has taken his chances.