# 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand

The British & Irish Lions toured New Zealand during June and July 2017. The Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible to represent England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, played ten matches: against all five New Zealand Super Rugby franchises, the NZ Provincial Barbarians, the Māori All Blacks and three test matches against New Zealand.
The test series was drawn 1–1 – one victory each and a draw in the third match. Of the other tour matches, the Lions won four, lost two and drew one.
Wales coach Warren Gatland was head coach of the Lions, having also led the Lions to victory in the 2013 series against Australia. Former Wales captain Sam Warburton was appointed as tour captain, a role he also held on the 2013 tour. The Lions squad voted Jonathan Davies their player of the series.

## Schedule

The ten-match schedule was announced on 9 July 2015, and included matches against New Zealand Super Rugby teams for the first time. Previously in New Zealand, the Lions had played provincial sides or combined provincial selections. However, this was the first tour to New Zealand where the visit fell in the middle of the Super Rugby season.
Initially, the Lions proposed a match in the United States against the U.S. national team to open the tour, much like the Barbarians match in Hong Kong in 2013. However, on 6 July 2015, the idea was dropped because of the unavailability of key American players due to club commitments. The opening match of the tour was originally planned to be against a Provincial Union XV, but this was changed to the New Zealand Barbarians in March 2016, following their win over the Māori All Blacks.
Christchurch was initially planned to host a test match but, due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake which damaged Lancaster Park beyond repair, it was deemed that the remaining stadiums in the South Island were too small to host a test match.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Details |
| 3 June | New Zealand Provincial Barbarians | 7–13 | British & Irish Lions | Okara Park, Whangārei | Match details |
| 7 June | Blues | 22–16 | British & Irish Lions | Eden Park, Auckland | Match details |
| 10 June | Crusaders | 3–12 | British & Irish Lions | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | Match details |
| 13 June | Highlanders | 23–22 | British & Irish Lions | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | Match details |
| 17 June | Māori All Blacks | 10–32 | British & Irish Lions | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | Match details |
| 20 June | Chiefs | 6–34 | British & Irish Lions | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | Match details |
| 24 June | New Zealand | 30–15 | British & Irish Lions | Eden Park, Auckland | Match details |
| 27 June | Hurricanes | 31–31 | British & Irish Lions | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | Match details |
| 1 July | New Zealand | 21–24 | British & Irish Lions | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | Match details |
| 8 July | New Zealand | 15–15 | British & Irish Lions | Eden Park, Auckland | Match details |

## Squads
### Lions

Tour manager John Spencer announced an initial squad of 41 on 19 April 2017, made up of 16 players from England, 12 from Wales, 11 from Ireland and 2 from Scotland.
Ben Youngs was initially selected in the squad but withdrew on 6 May for personal reasons.
Billy Vunipola withdrew from the squad on 21 May after suffering a shoulder injury while playing for his club Saracens.
On 17 June, six players – Kristian Dacey, Gareth Davies, Allan Dell, Tomas Francis, Cory Hill and Finn Russell – were added to the squad to provide cover during mid-week games ahead of the test series. Ross Moriarty was ruled out of the tour after an injury sustained against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.
On 29 June, Robbie Henshaw and George North were ruled out of the remaining games after sustaining injuries against the Hurricanes.
Jared Payne was ruled out of the final game due to concussion.
Notes: Ages listed are as of the first tour match on 3 June. Player positions are per the Lions' website. Bold denotes that the player was selected for a previous Lions squad. Italic denotes a player that withdrew from the squad following selection.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | National team | Club/province | National caps (Lions tests) | Notes |
| Rory Best | Hooker | (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 34) | Ireland | Ulster | 104 | |
| Kristian Dacey | Hooker | (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 (aged 27) | Wales | Cardiff Blues | 4 | Called up as cover |
| Jamie George | Hooker | (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 26) | England | Saracens | 17 | |
| Ken Owens | Hooker | (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 30) | Wales | Scarlets | 50 | |
| Allan Dell | Prop | (1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 25) | Scotland | Edinburgh | 9 | Called up as cover |
| Dan Cole | Prop | (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 30) | England | Leicester Tigers | 74 (3) | |
| Tomas Francis | Prop | (1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 25) | Wales | Exeter Chiefs | 23 | Called up as cover |
| Tadhg Furlong | Prop | (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 24) | Ireland | Leinster | 16 | |
| Joe Marler | Prop | (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 26) | England | Harlequins | 51 | |
| Jack McGrath | Prop | (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 27) | Ireland | Leinster | 41 | |
| Kyle Sinckler | Prop | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 24) | England | Harlequins | 8 | |
| Mako Vunipola | Prop | (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 26) | England | Saracens | 42 (3) | |
| Iain Henderson | Second row / Back row | (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 25) | Ireland | Ulster | 32 | |
| Cory Hill | Second row | (1992-02-10)10 February 1992 (aged 25) | Wales | Dragons | 6 | Called up as cover |
| Maro Itoje | Second row / Back row | (1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 22) | England | Saracens | 12 | |
| Alun Wyn Jones | Second row | (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 31) | Wales | Ospreys | 110 (6) | |
| George Kruis | Second row | (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 27) | England | Saracens | 20 | |
| Courtney Lawes | Second row | (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 28) | England | Northampton Saints | 58 | |
| Taulupe Faletau | Back row | (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 26) | Wales | Bath | 66 (1) | |
| James Haskell | Back row | (1985-04-18)18 April 1985 (aged 32) | England | Wasps | 75 | Replaced Billy Vunipola |
| Ross Moriarty | Back row | (1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 23) | Wales | Gloucester | 17 | Withdrew due to injury sustained during tour |
| Seán O'Brien | Back row | (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 30) | Ireland | Leinster | 49 (2) | |
| Peter O'Mahony | Back row | (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 27) | Ireland | Munster | 40 | |
| CJ Stander | Back row | (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 27) | Ireland | Munster | 15 | |
| Justin Tipuric | Back row | (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 27) | Wales | Ospreys | 51 (1) | |
| Sam Warburton (c) | Back row | (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 28) | Wales | Cardiff Blues | 73 (2) | |
| Billy Vunipola | Back row | (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 24) | England | Saracens | 34 | Withdrew due to injury before tour |
| Gareth Davies | Scrum-half | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 26) | Wales | Scarlets | 25 | Called up as cover |
| Greig Laidlaw | Scrum half | (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 31) | Scotland | Gloucester | 58 | Replaced Ben Youngs |
| Conor Murray | Scrum half | (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 28) | Ireland | Munster | 58 (2) | |
| Rhys Webb | Scrum half | (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 28) | Wales | Ospreys | 28 | |
| Ben Youngs | Scrum half | (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 27) | England | Leicester Tigers | 70 (2) | Withdrew for personal reasons before tour |
| Dan Biggar | Fly half | (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 27) | Wales | Ospreys | 56 | |
| Owen Farrell | Fly half / Centre | (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 25) | England | Saracens | 52 (1) | |
| Finn Russell | Fly-half | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 24) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 29 | Called up as cover |
| Johnny Sexton | Fly half | (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 31) | Ireland | Leinster | 66 (3) | |
| Jonathan Davies | Centre | (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 29) | Wales | Scarlets | 64 (3) | |
| Robbie Henshaw | Centre | (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 23) | Ireland | Leinster | 24 | Withdrew due to injury sustained during tour |
| Jonathan Joseph | Centre | (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 26) | England | Bath | 33 | |
| Jared Payne | Centre / Full back | (1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 31) | Ireland | Ulster | 20 | Withdrew due to injury sustained during tour |
| Ben Te'o | Centre | (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 30) | England | Worcester Warriors | 8 | |
| Elliot Daly | Centre / Wing | (1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 24) | England | Wasps | 13 | |
| George North | Wing | (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 25) | Wales | Northampton Saints | 69 (3) | Withdrew due to injury sustained during tour |
| Jack Nowell | Wing / Full back | (1993-04-11)11 April 1993 (aged 24) | England | Exeter Chiefs | 23 | |
| Tommy Seymour | Wing | (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 28) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 36 | |
| Anthony Watson | Wing / Full back | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 23) | England | Bath | 26 | |
| Leigh Halfpenny | Full back / Wing | (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 28) | Wales | Toulon | 71 (3) | |
| Stuart Hogg | Full back | (1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 24) | Scotland | Glasgow Warriors | 53 | Withdrew due to injury sustained during tour |
| Liam Williams | Full back / Wing | (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 26) | Wales | Scarlets | 38 | |

#### Management and staff

On 30 July 2014, former English international player John Spencer was named the Lions' tour manager.
On 7 September 2016, Warren Gatland was confirmed as the Lions' head coach and named his assistants on 7 December 2016 – Steve Borthwick, Andy Farrell and Rob Howley. Howley was on his fifth tour, having previously toured as a player (1997 and 2001) and coach (2009 and 2013). Borthwick was making his first tour as a Lions coach and Farrell was on his second, after being part of the coaching staff in 2013.
| Role | Name | Name |
| Management |||
| Chief executive (CEO) | John Feehan | John Feehan |
| Chief operating officer (COO) | Charlie McEwen | Charlie McEwen |
| Chairman | Tom Grace | Tom Grace |
| Tour manager | John Spencer | John Spencer |
| Coaching |||
| Role | Name | Union/Club |
| Head coach | Warren Gatland | Wales |
| Assistant coach (attack) | Rob Howley | Wales |
| Assistant coach (forwards) | Steve Borthwick | England |
| Assistant coach (defence) | Andy Farrell | Ireland |
| Assistant coach (kicking) | Neil Jenkins | Wales |
| Assistant coach (scrum) | Graham Rowntree | Harlequins |
| Performance staff |||
| Head analyst | Rhodri Bown | Wales |
| Sports scientist | Brian Cunniffe | Ireland |
| Head of strength & conditioning | Paul Stridgeon | Toulon |
| Head of medical | Eanna Falvey | Ireland |
| Physiotherapist | Prav Mathema | Wales |
| Physiotherapist | Phil Pask | England |
| Physiotherapist | Bob Stewart | England |
| Masseur | Dave Redins | England |
| Masseur | Angela Rickard | Wales |
| Operations |||
| Director of operations | Ger Carmody | Ger Carmody |
| Legal officer | Max Duthie | Max Duthie |
| Baggage master | Patrick O'Reilly | Patrick O'Reilly |
| Catering and nutrition | Dave Campbell | Dave Campbell |
| Head of communications | Dave Barton | Dave Barton |
| Communications manager | Luke Broadley | Luke Broadley |
| Communications manager | Christine Connolly | Christine Connolly |

### New Zealand

New Zealand's 33-man squad for their Pasifika Challenge match against Samoa and their three-test series against the British & Irish Lions.
Liam Coltman, Vaea Fifita, Jack Goodhue, Akira Ioane and Matt Todd were also named in the squad as injury cover.
Following concussion to Ben Smith in the first test, Damian McKenzie was added to the squad as cover for Ben Smith.
On 3 July, Malakai Fekitoa was called up as a replacement for Sonny Bill Williams who was suspended after a red card in the second test.
All squad members play rugby in New Zealand.
Coaching team:
* Head coach: Steve Hansen
* Attack coach: Ian Foster
* Forwards coach: Mike Cron
* Defence coach: Wayne Smith
Note: Ages, caps and clubs as per first test match, 24 June 2017.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Franchise/province |
| Dane Coles | Hooker | (1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 30) | 49 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Liam Coltman | Hooker | (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 27) | 1 | Highlanders / Otago |
| Nathan Harris | Hooker | (1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 25) | 5 | Chiefs / Bay of Plenty |
| Codie Taylor | Hooker | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 26) | 16 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Wyatt Crockett | Prop | (1983-01-24)24 January 1983 (aged 34) | 59 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Charlie Faumuina | Prop | (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 30) | 47 | Blues / Auckland |
| Owen Franks | Prop | (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 (aged 29) | 91 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Joe Moody | Prop | (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 28) | 25 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Ofa Tu'ungafasi | Prop | (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 25) | 4 | Blues / Auckland |
| Scott Barrett | Lock | (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 23) | 5 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Vaea Fifita | Lock | (1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Brodie Retallick | Lock | (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 26) | 61 | Chiefs / Hawke's Bay |
| Luke Romano | Lock | (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (aged 31) | 26 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Sam Whitelock | Lock | (1988-10-12)12 October 1988 (aged 28) | 85 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Sam Cane | Flanker | (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 25) | 41 | Chiefs / Bay of Plenty |
| Jerome Kaino | Flanker | (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 34) | 78 | Blues / Auckland |
| Ardie Savea | Flanker | (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 23) | 13 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Liam Squire | Flanker | (1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 26) | 8 | Highlanders / Tasman |
| Matt Todd | Flanker | (1988-03-24)24 March 1988 (aged 29) | 8 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Akira Ioane | Number 8 | (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | Blues / Auckland |
| Kieran Read (c) | Number 8 | (1985-10-26)26 October 1985 (aged 31) | 97 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Tawera Kerr-Barlow | Half-back | (1990-08-15)15 August 1990 (aged 26) | 25 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| TJ Perenara | Half-back | (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 25) | 30 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Aaron Smith | Half-back | (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 28) | 59 | Highlanders / Manawatu |
| Beauden Barrett | First five-eighth | (1991-05-27)27 May 1991 (aged 26) | 50 | Hurricanes / Taranaki |
| Aaron Cruden | First five-eighth | (1989-01-08)8 January 1989 (aged 28) | 47 | Chiefs / Manawatu |
| Lima Sopoaga | First five-eighth | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 26) | 7 | Highlanders / Southland |
| Ryan Crotty | Centre | (1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 28) | 26 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Malakai Fekitoa | Centre | (1992-05-10)10 May 1992 (aged 25) | 23 | Highlanders / Auckland |
| Jack Goodhue | Centre | (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 22) | 0 | Crusaders / Canterbury |
| Ngani Laumape | Centre | (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 24) | 0 | Hurricanes / Manawatu |
| Anton Lienert-Brown | Centre | (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 22) | 10 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Sonny Bill Williams | Centre | (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 31) | 34 | Blues / Waikato |
| Israel Dagg | Wing | (1988-06-06)6 June 1988 (aged 29) | 62 | Crusaders / Hawke's Bay |
| Rieko Ioane | Wing | (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 20) | 2 | Blues / Auckland |
| Waisake Naholo | Wing | (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (aged 26) | 12 | Highlanders / Taranaki |
| Julian Savea | Wing | (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 26) | 53 | Hurricanes / Wellington |
| Jordie Barrett | Fullback | (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 20) | 1 | Hurricanes / Taranaki |
| Damian McKenzie | Fullback | (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 22) | 2 | Chiefs / Waikato |
| Ben Smith | Fullback | (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 31) | 61 | Highlanders / Otago |

## Matches
### Provincial games

As well as the test series, the Lions played tour matches against New Zealand provincial teams. For the first time since the establishment of Super Rugby, this included playing all five of New Zealand's Super Rugby teams. The current form of the Super Rugby teams made this tour arguably one of the toughest undertaken by a British & Irish Lions team.
The Lions arrived in New Zealand just two days before their first match against a Provincial Barbarians team. The Barbarian team was made up of players on the fringe of New Zealand Super Rugby teams, and included Bryn Gatland, son of Lions coach Warren Gatland. The Barbarians led 7–3 at half time, before Anthony Watson scored for the visitors to give them the lead with 30 minutes to go. They held on to open the tour with an unconvincing 13–7 victory.
The next match was four days later against the Blues, an Auckland-based Super Rugby franchise. The Lions led 16–15 with 10 minutes remaining before a Sonny Bill Williams break and offload to Ihaia West led to the match-winning try. A try-less 12–3 victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch followed. This was the first time the Crusaders had lost in 2017. It was another close game against the Highlanders, and Marty Banks from the Otago-based side kicked the winning penalty with six minutes remaining.
The next match was against the Māori All Blacks, a team made up of players with Maori ancestry. A strong squad was named, with nine players with All Black caps selected. The Lions beat the Maori team with ease in what was predicted to be the toughest match before meeting the All Blacks. The convincing 32–10 victory was followed up three days later as they put another dominant display against the Chiefs in Hamilton, winning 34–6. The final mid-week game against the Hurricanes was played after the first All Black test match. The Hurricanes came from behind to secure a 31–31 draw in Wellington.
* 3 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand Provincial Barbarians | 7–13 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Anderson-Heather 22' c Con: Gatland (1/1) 23' | Report | Try: Watson 51' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 53' Pen: Sexton (1/2) 16' Laidlaw (1/1) 42' |
* Okara Park, Whangārei Attendance: 19,951 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Luteru Laulala |
| RW | 14 | Sam Vaka |
| OC | 13 | Inga Finau | 18' |
| IC | 12 | Dwayne Sweeney |
| LW | 11 | Sevu Reece |
| FH | 10 | Bryn Gatland | 60' |
| SH | 9 | Jack Stratton | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Mitchell Dunshea |
| OF | 7 | Lachlan Boshier | 46' |
| BF | 6 | James Tucker | | 66' |
| RL | 5 | Keepa Mewett | 61' | 66' |
| LL | 4 | Josh Goodhue |
| TP | 3 | Oliver Jager | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Sam Anderson-Heather (c) | 42' |
| LP | 1 | Aidan Ross | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Andrew Makalio | 42' |
| PR | 17 | Tolu Fahamokioa | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Marcel Renata | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Matt Matich | 46' |
| N8 | 20 | Peter Rowe | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Richard Judd | 55' |
| WG | 22 | Jonah Lowe | 18' |
| CE | 23 | Joe Webber | 60' |
| Coach: ||
| Clayton McMillan ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Ben Te'o |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 49' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) | 67' |
| BF | 6 | Ross Moriarty |
| RL | 5 | Iain Henderson | 51' |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 51' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 51' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Jamie George | 51' |
| PR | 17 | Mako Vunipola | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Tadhg Furlong | 51' |
| LK | 19 | George Kruis | 51' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Owen Farrell | 49' |
| CE | 23 | Elliot Daly |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Taulupe Faletau (British & Irish Lions)
* Touch judges:
* Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
* Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand)
* Television match official:
* Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
* 7 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Blues | 22–16 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: R. Ioane 6' m Williams 40+3' c West 73' c Con: Perofeta (1/2) 40'+5 West (1/1) 74' Pen: West (1/1) 52' | Report | Try: Stander 17' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 18' Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 25', 65', 70' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 40,639 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Michael Collins |
| RW | 14 | Matt Duffie | 40+1' | 41' |
| OC | 13 | George Moala | | | 65' |
| IC | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Perofeta | 51' |
| SH | 9 | Augustine Pulu | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | Steve Luatua |
| OF | 7 | Blake Gibson | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Akira Ioane |
| RL | 5 | Scott Scrafton |
| LL | 4 | Gerard Cowley-Tuioti | 57' |
| TP | 3 | Charlie Faumuina | 57' |
| HK | 2 | James Parsons (c) | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Ofa Tu'ungafasi | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Epalahame Faiva | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Alex Hodgman | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Sione Mafileo | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Jimmy Tupou | 57' |
| FL | 20 | Kara Pryor | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Sam Nock | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Ihaia West | 51' |
| CE | 23 | TJ Faiane | 40+1' | 41' | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Tana Umaga ||
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Jack Nowell |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne | | 47' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | | 35' |
| SH | 9 | Rhys Webb | | 75' |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell | | 53' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | | 75' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole | | 54' |
| HK | 2 | Ken Owens (c) | | 68' |
| LP | 1 | Jack McGrath | | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rory Best | | 68' |
| PR | 17 | Joe Marler | | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | | 54' |
| LK | 19 | Iain Henderson | | 75' |
| FL | 20 | Peter O'Mahony | | 53' |
| SH | 21 | Greig Laidlaw | | 75' |
| FH | 22 | Johnny Sexton | | 35' |
| FB | 23 | Liam Williams | 56' to 66' | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sonny Bill Williams (Blues)
* Touch judges:
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* 10 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Crusaders | 3–12 | British & Irish Lions |
| Pen: Mo'unga (1/1) 24' | Report | Pen: Farrell (4/5) 12', 16', 30', 70' |
* Rugby League Park, Christchurch Attendance: 20,497 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| RW | 14 | Seta Tamanivalu |
| OC | 13 | Jack Goodhue |
| IC | 12 | David Havili |
| LW | 11 | George Bridge | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Richie Mo'unga | 73' |
| SH | 9 | Bryn Hall | 61' |
| N8 | 8 | Jordan Taufua |
| OF | 7 | Matt Todd |
| BF | 6 | Heiden Bedwell-Curtis | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock (c) |
| LL | 4 | Luke Romano | 55' |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks | 50' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 50' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ben Funnell | 50' |
| PR | 17 | Wyatt Crockett | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Michael Alaalatoa | 50' |
| LK | 19 | Quinten Strange | 55' |
| FL | 20 | Jed Brown | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Mitchell Drummond | 61' |
| FH | 22 | Mitchell Hunt | 73' |
| CE | 23 | Tim Bateman | 65' |
| Coach: ||
| Scott Robertson ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | 19' |
| RW | 14 | George North |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies | 28' |
| IC | 12 | Ben Te'o |
| LW | 11 | Liam Williams |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 55' |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis | 61' |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones (c) |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Maro Itoje | 61' |
| N8 | 20 | CJ Stander | 55' |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb |
| FH | 22 | Johnny Sexton | 28' |
| WG | 23 | Anthony Watson | 19' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Conor Murray (British & Irish Lions)
* Touch judges:
* Angus Gardner (Australia)
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* 13 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Highlanders | 23–22 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Naholo 25' c Coltman 59' c Con: Sopoaga (1/1) 26' Banks (1/1) 61' Pen: Sopoaga (2/3) 4', 49' Banks (1/1) 73' | Report | Try: Joseph 29' c Seymour 42' m Warburton 52' c Con: Biggar (2/3) 30', 53' Pen: Biggar (1/2) 15' |
* Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 29,620 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Richard Buckman |
| RW | 14 | Waisake Naholo |
| OC | 13 | Malakai Fekitoa | 11' | 15' |
| IC | 12 | Teihorangi Walden |
| LW | 11 | Tevita Li | 67' |
| FH | 10 | Lima Sopoaga | | | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Kayne Hammington | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Luke Whitelock (c) |
| OF | 7 | Dillon Hunt | 58' |
| BF | 6 | Gareth Evans |
| RL | 5 | Jackson Hemopo |
| LL | 4 | Alex Ainley | 54' |
| TP | 3 | Siate Tokolahi | 67' |
| HK | 2 | Liam Coltman | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Daniel Lienert-Brown | 58' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Greg Pleasants-Tate | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Aki Seiuli | 58' |
| PR | 18 | Siua Halanukonuka | 67' |
| LK | 19 | Josh Dickson | 54' |
| FL | 20 | James Lentjes | 58' |
| SH | 21 | Josh Renton | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Marty Banks | 11' | 15' | 54' |
| WG | 23 | Patrick Osborne | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Scott McLeod ||
| FB | 15 | Jared Payne | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Jack Nowell |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Tommy Seymour |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Rhys Webb | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Sam Warburton (c) | 67' |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Iain Henderson |
| LL | 4 | Courtney Lawes | 26' |
| TP | 3 | Kyle Sinckler | 48' |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best | 24' to 28' | 24' to 28' | 48' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 54' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 24' | 28' | 48' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 54' |
| PR | 18 | Dan Cole | 48' |
| LK | 19 | Alun Wyn Jones | 26' |
| FL | 20 | Justin Tipuric | 67' |
| SH | 21 | Greig Laidlaw | 47' |
| FH | 22 | Owen Farrell | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Elliot Daly | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Waisake Naholo (Highlanders)
* Touch judges:
* Pascal Gaüzère (France)
* Mathieu Raynal (France)
* Television match official:
* Marius Jonker (South Africa)
* 17 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Māori All Blacks | 10–32 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Messam 12' c Con: McKenzie (1/1) 13' Pen: McKenzie (1/2) 22' | Report | Try: Penalty try 51' Itoje 54'c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 56' Pen: Halfpenny (6/6) 5', 10', 20', 33', 44', 70' |
* Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Attendance: 28,177 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | James Lowe |
| RW | 14 | Nehe Milner-Skudder |
| OC | 13 | Matt Proctor | | 54' |
| IC | 12 | Charlie Ngatai |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Damian McKenzie | | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Tawera Kerr-Barlow | 48' to 58' | 74' |
| N8 | 8 | Liam Messam |
| OF | 7 | Elliot Dixon | | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Akira Ioane |
| RL | 5 | Tom Franklin |
| LL | 4 | Joe Wheeler | | 70' |
| TP | 3 | Ben May | | 70' |
| HK | 2 | Ash Dixon (c) | | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Kane Hames | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Hikawera Elliot | | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Chris Eves | | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Marcel Renata | | 70' |
| LK | 19 | Leighton Price | | 70' |
| FL | 20 | Kara Pryor | | 72' |
| SH | 21 | Bryn Hall | | 74' |
| FH | 22 | Ihaia West | | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Rob Thompson | | 54' |
| Coach: ||
| Colin Cooper ||
| FB | 15 | Leigh Halfpenny |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Ben Te'o |
| LW | 11 | George North | 64' |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) | 64' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis | 60' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 65' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 60' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 60' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Iain Henderson | 60' |
| FL | 20 | Sam Warburton | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Greig Laidlaw | 67' |
| FH | 22 | Dan Biggar | 67' |
| CE | 23 | Elliot Daly | 64' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Maro Itoje (British & Irish Lions)
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Romain Poite (France)
* Television match official:
* Ian Smith (Australia)
* 20 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Chiefs | 6–34 | British & Irish Lions |
| Pen: Donald (2/2) 21', 40' | Report | Try: Nowell (2) 24' c, 58' c Penalty try 53' Payne 63' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 25', 59', 64' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 9', 17' |
* Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Attendance: 29,974 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Shaun Stevenson |
| RW | 14 | Toni Pulu | | 12' |
| OC | 13 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| IC | 12 | Johnny Fa'auli |
| LW | 11 | Solomon Alaimalo | | 65' |
| FH | 10 | Stephen Donald (c) |
| SH | 9 | Finlay Christie | | 57' |
| N8 | 8 | Tom Sanders | | 54' |
| OF | 7 | Lachlan Boshier |
| BF | 6 | Mitchell Brown | 54' to 64' |
| RL | 5 | Michael Allardice | | 64' |
| LL | 4 | Dominic Bird |
| TP | 3 | Nepo Laulala | | 64' |
| HK | 2 | Liam Polwart | | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Siegfried Fisiihoi | | 64' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Hika Elliot | | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Aidan Ross | | 64' |
| PR | 18 | Atunaisa Moli | | 64' |
| FL | 19 | Liam Messam | | 54' |
| FL | 20 | Mitchell Karpik | | 64' |
| SH | 21 | Jonathan Taumateine | | 57' |
| FH | 22 | Luteru Laulala | | 65' |
| WG | 23 | Chase Tiatia | | 12' |
| Coach: ||
| Dave Rennie ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | Jack Nowell |
| OC | 13 | Jared Payne | | | 76' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly | | 59' | 76' |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell | | 13' | 23' |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | | 51' | 57' |
| LL | 4 | Iain Henderson |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler | 12' to 22' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kristian Dacey |
| PR | 17 | Allan Dell | | 13' | 23' |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis |
| LK | 19 | Cory Hill |
| LK | 20 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 51' | 57' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies |
| FH | 22 | Finn Russell |
| WG | 23 | Tommy Seymour | | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jack Nowell (British & Irish Lions)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Romain Poite (France)
* Television match official:
* Ian Smith (Australia)
* 27 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Hurricanes | 31–31 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Gibbins 26' c Laumape 40' c Goosen 67' c Fifita 70' c Con: Barrett (4/4) 28', 42', 67', 70' Pen: Barrett 49' | Report | Try: Seymour (2) 17' c, 54' m North 35' c Con: Biggar (2/3) 18', 37' Pen: Biggar (4/4) 9', 21', 30', 51' |
* Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 38,690 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Jordie Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Nehe Milner-Skudder |
| OC | 13 | Vince Aso |
| IC | 12 | Ngani Laumape |
| LW | 11 | Julian Savea | | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Otere Black | | 62' |
| SH | 9 | Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi | 51' to 62' | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Brad Shields (c) | | 56' |
| OF | 7 | Callum Gibbins |
| BF | 6 | Vaea Fifita |
| RL | 5 | Sam Lousi |
| LL | 4 | Mark Abbott |
| TP | 3 | Jeffery Toomaga-Allen |
| HK | 2 | Ricky Riccitelli | | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Ben May | | 56' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Leni Apisai | | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Chris Eves | | 56' |
| PR | 18 | Mike Kainga |
| LK | 19 | James Blackwell |
| FL | 20 | Reed Prinsep | | 56' |
| SH | 21 | Kemara Hauiti-Parapara | | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Wes Goosen | | 62' |
| WG | 23 | Cory Jane | | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Chris Boyd ||
| FB | 15 | Jack Nowell |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Joseph |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw | | 19' |
| LW | 11 | George North |
| FH | 10 | Dan Biggar | | 43' | 48' |
| SH | 9 | Greig Laidlaw |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Justin Tipuric |
| BF | 6 | James Haskell |
| RL | 5 | Courtney Lawes | | 54' |
| LL | 4 | Iain Henderson | 66' to 77' |
| TP | 3 | Dan Cole |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best (c) |
| LP | 1 | Joe Marler |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Kristian Dacey |
| PR | 17 | Allan Dell |
| PR | 18 | Tomas Francis |
| LK | 19 | Cory Hill |
| LK | 20 | George Kruis | | 54' |
| SH | 21 | Gareth Davies |
| FH | 22 | Finn Russell | | 43' | 48' |
| FB | 23 | Leigh Halfpenny | | 19' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)

### Test matches

New Zealand were favourites, coming into the first test match having won 46 tests in a row at home and undefeated at Eden Park in 23 years. Peter O'Mahony was named Lions captain by Warren Gatland for the first test. Sam Warburton lost his position to Seán O'Brien, making him the first tour captain not to play in the first test in 87 years. Apart from a new-look back three of Anthony Watson, Liam Williams and Elliot Daly, Gatland picked a predictable squad. So too did All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, his only surprise being the elevation of 20-year-old Rieko Ioane for his first start over the veteran winger Julian Savea.

#### First test

The first test was a close match during the first half, Codie Taylor's try for the All Blacks being matched by one from the Lions' Seán O'Brien, and the home side led 13–8 at the break; however in the second half Rieko Ioane's two tries took the game away from the Lions, with Rhys Webb's try bringing the score back to 30–15.
* 24 June 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 30–15 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Taylor 17' c Ioane (2) 54' c, 69' c Con: B. Barrett (3/3) 19', 55', 71' Pen: B. Barrett (3/3) 13', 33', 60' | Report | Try: O'Brien 35' m Webb 80' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 80' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 30' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 48,181 Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
| FB | 15 | Ben Smith | 26' |
| RW | 14 | Israel Dagg |
| OC | 13 | Ryan Crotty | 33' |
| IC | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Beauden Barrett |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | 55' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino | 46' |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks | 53' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nathan Harris | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Wyatt Crockett | 53' |
| PR | 18 | Charlie Faumuina | 53' |
| LK | 19 | Scott Barrett | 76' |
| FL | 20 | Ardie Savea | 46' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | 55' |
| FH | 22 | Aaron Cruden | 26' |
| CE | 23 | Anton Lienert-Brown | 33' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams | 71' |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Ben Te'o | 56' |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Owen Farrell |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 67' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) | 53' |
| RL | 5 | George Kruis |
| LL | 4 | Alun Wyn Jones | 47' |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 58' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 67' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 51' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 67' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 58' |
| LK | 19 | Maro Itoje | 47' |
| FL | 20 | Sam Warburton | 53' |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb | 67' |
| FH | 22 | Johnny Sexton | 56' |
| FB | 23 | Leigh Halfpenny | 71' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Kieran Read (New Zealand)
* Touch judges:
* Romain Poite (France)
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
* Notes
* On his test debut for the Lions, Peter O'Mahony became the 11th Irishman to captain the team.
* New Zealand's 15-point winning margin marked the heaviest defeat for the Lions since the third test against New Zealand in 2005.
* This defeat was the Lions' third of the tour, the most defeats on a tour since 2005, when they were beaten four times.
* The match marked New Zealand's fifth consecutive victory over the Lions, having last been beaten in the second test in 1993.

#### Second test

The second test was notable for the sending off of Sonny Bill Williams, leaving the All Blacks 55 minutes to play with 14 men. At half time, the score remained 9–9, but Beauden Barrett kicked New Zealand into an 18–9 lead before Taulupe Faletau and Conor Murray tries levelled the game at 21–21. On 76 minutes, Charlie Faumuina was penalised for tackling Kyle Sinckler in the air, and Owen Farrell kicked the winning penalty.
* 1 July 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 21–24 | British & Irish Lions |
| Pen: B. Barrett (7/10) 19', 31', 36', 47', 53', 57', 66' | Report | Try: Faletau 59' m Murray 68' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 69' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 22', 33', 40', 77' |
* Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 38,931 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France)
| FB | 15 | Israel Dagg |
| RW | 14 | Waisake Naholo | | 59' |
| OC | 13 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| IC | 12 | Sonny Bill Williams | 24' |
| LW | 11 | Rieko Ioane |
| FH | 10 | Beauden Barrett |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 65' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane | | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino | | 26' |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock | | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks | | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 79' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nathan Harris | | 79' |
| PR | 17 | Wyatt Crockett | | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Charlie Faumuina | | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Scott Barrett | | 72' |
| FL | 20 | Ardie Savea | | 63' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | | 65' |
| FH | 22 | Aaron Cruden | | 59' |
| CE | 23 | Ngani Laumape | | 26' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson | | 24' | 30' |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | | 63' | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | | 58' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | | 61' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 55' to 65' | | 65' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | | 63' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | | 58' |
| FL | 20 | CJ Stander |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb |
| CE | 22 | Ben Te'o |
| WG | 23 | Jack Nowell | | 24' | 30' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Seán O'Brien (British & Irish Lions)
* Touch judges:
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Romain Poite (France)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
* Notes:
* Ngani Laumape (New Zealand) made his international debut.
* Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) was only the third New Zealand player to be sent off, and the first since Colin Meads against Scotland in New Zealand's 1967 northern hemisphere tour.
* This was the British & Irish Lions' first win over New Zealand since winning 20–7 during their 1993 tour, and was their first win over New Zealand in the professional era.
* The British & Irish Lions ended New Zealand's 47-match home winning streak, the All Blacks' first loss since their 32–29 defeat to South Africa in 2009.
* This was the first time that New Zealand failed to score any tries in a game since they drew 12–12 with Australia in 2014, and the first time since beating Australia 12–6 in 2002 that they failed to score any tries in a home game.

#### Third test

New Zealand led 12–6 at the break, with tries from Laumape and Jordie Barrett, but the Lions fought their way back into the game, and eventually five penalties (four from Owen Farrell and one from Elliot Daly) were enough to draw the game. There was controversy with two minutes left when Ken Owens was initially adjudged to have handled the ball in an offside position after Liam Williams tried to claim a high kick under pressure from Kieran Read; with the scores level, referee Poite initially awarded a penalty in kicking range before overturning it to a scrum after discussion with the video officials.
* 8 July 2017 19:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand | 15–15 | British & Irish Lions |
| Try: Laumape 14' c J. Barrett 35' m Con: B. Barrett (1/2) 15' Pen: B. Barrett (1/2) 67' | Report | Pen: Farrell (4/4) 20', 32', 59', 77' Daly (1/1) 41' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 48,609 Referee: Romain Poite (France)
| FB | 15 | Jordie Barrett |
| RW | 14 | Israel Dagg |
| OC | 13 | Anton Lienert-Brown |
| IC | 12 | Ngani Laumape | | 66' |
| LW | 11 | Julian Savea | | 72' |
| FH | 10 | Beauden Barrett |
| SH | 9 | Aaron Smith | | 73' |
| N8 | 8 | Kieran Read (c) |
| OF | 7 | Sam Cane | | 59' |
| BF | 6 | Jerome Kaino | 49' to 59' |
| RL | 5 | Sam Whitelock | | 77' |
| LL | 4 | Brodie Retallick |
| TP | 3 | Owen Franks | | 57' |
| HK | 2 | Codie Taylor | | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Joe Moody | | 57' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Nathan Harris | | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Wyatt Crockett | | 57' |
| PR | 18 | Charlie Faumuina | | 57' |
| LK | 19 | Scott Barrett | | 77' |
| FL | 20 | Ardie Savea | | 59' |
| SH | 21 | TJ Perenara | | 73' |
| FH | 22 | Aaron Cruden | | 72' |
| CE | 23 | Malakai Fekitoa | | 66' |
| Coach: ||
| Steve Hansen ||
| FB | 15 | Liam Williams |
| RW | 14 | Anthony Watson | 72' |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Owen Farrell |
| LW | 11 | Elliot Daly |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton | 48' | 52' | 72' |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 69' |
| N8 | 8 | Taulupe Faletau |
| OF | 7 | Seán O'Brien | 40' |
| BF | 6 | Sam Warburton (c) | | 66' | 72' |
| RL | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | 49' | 66' | 72' |
| LL | 4 | Maro Itoje |
| TP | 3 | Tadhg Furlong | 59' |
| HK | 2 | Jamie George | 69' |
| LP | 1 | Mako Vunipola | 59' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ken Owens | 69' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 59' |
| PR | 18 | Kyle Sinckler | 59' |
| LK | 19 | Courtney Lawes | 49' |
| N8 | 20 | CJ Stander | 40' |
| SH | 21 | Rhys Webb | 69' |
| CE | 22 | Ben Te'o | 48' | 52' | 72' |
| WG | 23 | Jack Nowell | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Warren Gatland ||
* Touch judges:
* Jérôme Garcès (France)
* Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
* Television match official:
* George Ayoub (Australia)
Notes:
* Kieran Read (New Zealand) became the seventh All Black to reach 100 test caps.
* Aaron Cruden and Charlie Faumuina (both New Zealand) earned their 50th test caps.
* This was the first time the Lions and New Zealand had drawn a test match since their 14–14 draw in 1971, and the first time the Lions had drawn any test match since their 13–13 draw with South Africa in 1974.
* This was the first British & Irish Lions series drawn with New Zealand, and the first against any side since the 2–2 draw with South Africa in 1955.
* This was the first time since New Zealand drew with South Africa 18–18 in 1994 that they have failed to win a game at Eden Park.

## Statistics
### Lions player statistics

Key
* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points
| Name | Non-Test | Non-Test | Non-Test | Non-Test | Non-Test | Non-Test | Test | Test | Test | Test | Test | Test | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Cards |
| Name | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | Played | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | Cards |
| Owen Farrell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 45 | – |
| Dan Biggar | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Leigh Halfpenny | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Tommy Seymour | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Jack Nowell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Taulupe Faletau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Maro Itoje | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| CJ Stander | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Sam Warburton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Anthony Watson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Conor Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Seán O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Rhys Webb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Jonathan Joseph | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| George North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Jared Payne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Elliot Daly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Johnny Sexton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Greig Laidlaw | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Alun Wyn Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jack McGrath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Kyle Sinckler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tadhg Furlong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jamie George | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Iain Henderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Courtney Lawes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ken Owens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Mako Vunipola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rory Best | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Dan Cole | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jonathan Davies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| George Kruis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Joe Marler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tipuric | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ben Te'o | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| James Haskell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Robbie Henshaw | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Peter O'Mahony | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stuart Hogg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Ross Moriarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Finn Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Allan Dell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Kristian Dacey | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Gareth Davies | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Tomas Francis | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Cory Hill | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Billy Vunipola | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn due to injury ahead of tour |
| Ben Youngs | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour | Did not play – Withdrawn for personal reasons ahead of tour |

### Test match statistics

Key
* Con: Conversions
* Pen: Penalties
* DG: Drop goals
* Pts: Points
| Name | Team | Tries | Con | Pen | DG | Pts |
| Beauden Barrett | New Zealand | – | 4 | 11 | – | 41 |
| Owen Farrell | British & Irish Lions | – | 2 | 9 | – | 31 |
| Rieko Ioane | New Zealand | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Jordie Barrett | New Zealand | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Taulupe Faletau | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Ngani Laumape | New Zealand | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Conor Murray | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Seán O'Brien | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Codie Taylor | New Zealand | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Rhys Webb | British & Irish Lions | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Elliot Daly | British & Irish Lions | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |

## Broadcasting

Sky Sport was the host broadcaster. Sky Sports televised the tour in the UK and Ireland and S4C showed highlights throughout the UK in the Welsh language. In addition to Sky Sports, Talksport provided exclusive live UK radio commentary.
Other broadcasters included Fox Sports in Australia, SuperSport in South Africa, Sky Sport in Italy, Eir Sport in Asia and ESPN in the USA.

## Sponsors

Land Rover and Ernst & Young (EY) were principal partners of the Lions while Standard Life was the main sponsor for the Lions, sponsoring their shirts on tour.