Additional-time may very well be performed ought to a deciding third Check between Australia and the British and Irish Lions end in a draw.
Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh informed the Sydney Morning Herald that the Lions board is contemplating that proposal forward of this summer time’s sequence.
The Lions drew 1-1 with New Zealand in 2017 after the third Check completed 15-15.
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In home competitors Tremendous Rugby, if a recreation is drawn after the regulation 80 minutes then 10 minutes of ‘superpoint’ extra-time is performed with any rating deciding a winner.
Waugh mentioned: “We have had some actually constructive conversations. That is obtained to go to the Lions board round whether or not it is a drawn sequence, otherwise you resolve it by golden level or further time.
“Our desire, if we put the followers on the centre of the whole lot we’re doing, I feel that the familiarity that everybody has with ‘superpoint’ and the curiosity for that in our market is an efficient information.
“Clearly, we can be ensuring each events agree. However I feel that if you happen to’re eager about some fan engagement, that is definitely very interesting.”
Waugh additionally mentioned each groups had agreed that 20-minute pink playing cards – used within the Six Nations earlier this yr – could be in operation for the sequence, which begins in Brisbane on July 19.
British and Irish Lions 2025 tour schedule
Date
Opponent
Venue
Friday, June 20
Argentina
Dublin
Saturday, June 28
Western Power
Perth
Wednesday, July 2
Queensland Reds
Brisbane
Saturday, July 5
NSW Waratahs
Sydney
Wednesday, July 9
ACT Brumbies
Canberra
Saturday, July 12
Invitational AU-NZ
Adelaide
Saturday, July 19
AUSTRALIA (first Check)
Brisbane
Wednesday, July 22
First Nations & Pasifika XV
Melbourne
Saturday, July 26
AUSTRALIA (second Check)
Melbourne
Saturday, August 2
AUSTRALIA (third Check)
Sydney
Sky Sports activities will present the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, with all three Exams in opposition to the Wallabies and 6 warm-up matches solely dwell.
