Third test between Wallabies and British and Irish Lions delayed by lightning

By Canadian Press on August 2, 2025.

SYDNEY (AP) — The third rugby test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions has been delayed by a severe lightning storm over Sydney on Saturday.

Shortly after halftime with the Wallabies leading 8-0, and while play had been stopped for a serious head injury to Lions lock James Ryan, a match official entered the field and advised referee Nika Amashukeli to escort the players from the field.

The big screen at Sydney’s 90,000-seat Olympic Stadium displayed a message for spectators in rows 1 to 19 to immediately vacate their seats and seek cover on the lower concourses.

Play was expected to resume at 9.50 p.m. local time.

The visitors are 8-0 on their Australian tour and are seeking to be the first Lions squad to record an unbeaten tour since 1974.

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Keiran Smith, The Associated Press