All Blacks come from behind to edge Lions and stay unbeaten on tour
New Zealand's All Blacks narrowly defeated a spirited Lions side at Ellis Park, 41-35, in an intense rugby contest. Despite the Lions leading for over an hour, the All Blacks managed to come back strong in the final stages of the game. The match featured six injury replacements from the tour and a debut performance by prop Saula Ma'u. New Zealand's defense faltered, trailing early and being down by four at halftime, but they secured a crucial victory in the end.
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- ELLIS PARK THRILLER: Seven-try All Blacks survive Lions scare to remain unbeaten on tour dailymaverick.co.za
- All Blacks need late surge to overcome the Lions 41-35 in scare at Ellis Park sports.yahoo.com
- All Blacks need late surge to overcome the Lions 41-35 in scare at Ellis Park winnipegfreepress.com
