Lions storm back to clinch series after thriller in Melbourne

Reuters

The British and Irish Lions stormed back from an 18-point deficit to overhaul Australia 29-26 in Melbourne on Saturday and seal the series with a test to spare in front of their ecstatic red-clad army of fans.

Hugo Keenan nosed the Lions ahead with a last-gasp try in front of a record 90,307 crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to leave the Wallabies heartbroken.

Dan Sheehan, Tom Curry, Huw Jones and Tadgh Beirne also scored tries for the Lions, who claimed their first series win since beating Robbie Deans’s Australia 2-1 in 2013.

While Andy Farrell’s team celebrated, it was a tough night for the hosts, who had taken a 23-5 in the first half.