Lions thrash Western Force but Williams injured
Rugby Union Weekly
BBC
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Ugo Monye & correspondent Chris Jones reflect on The British and Irish Lions eight-try win over Western Force in the first game of their tour on Australian soil. Plus BBC Sport reporter Lauren Jenkins joins the pod live from Perth.
00:30 What grade would you give it? 04:05 Initial thoughts on Tomos Williams’ injury 06:15 Lions ‘scruffy but clinical’ 09:10 How do Lions find the synergy? 13:20 Who should start at 9 and 10? 17:10 Lauren Jenkins joins the pod from Perth 22:35 Ugo’s team for Wednesday vs Reds 24:20 How is Lauren managing the jet lag? 26:05 Chris isn’t happy with Ugo’s team 32:55 Which players have put a foot forward?
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| 0:44.2 | Okay, Robbeno Weekly, Saturday, Western 4-7, British and Irish Lions 54. |
| 0:49.8 | The Lions up and running on Australian soil, Hugo, loads to get stuck into on the pod. They started |
| 0:55.8 | with the try of the lines. They ended with the try of the lines. They scored six more in |
| 0:58.9 | between. They didn't concede in 75 minutes or so. So very much case the job done, but loads |
| 1:05.7 | to talk about two. Yeah, of course. I'm trying to, trying to give it a grade. What would you give |
| 1:10.3 | it? Are we talking out of ten? Are we talking... Let's go out of ten. Out of course. I'm trying to give it a grade. What would you give it? |
| 1:12.4 | Are we talking out of ten? |
| 1:14.4 | Let's go out of ten. |
| 1:17.7 | Out of ten, that's a seven, isn't it? Yeah, solid seven. |
| 1:18.8 | It's a seven. |
| 1:20.1 | It kind of reminded me of, it kind of felt like we'd seen that game before. |
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