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Owen Farrell slotted a 78th-minute penalty to give the British & Irish Lions a 15-15 draw with the All Blacks and ensure the visitors tied the three-match series 1-1 at Eden Park on Saturday.
The match was not without some late drama, however, with referee Romain Poite overturning an All Blacks penalty in the final minute that would have given Beauden Barrett a routine kick at goal from in front.
“I don’t know, it has been offside for a long time and it turned into an accidental offside,” All Blacks captain Kieran Read said after Poite overturned his original decision. “We have to cop that.
“It’s hard to put into words ... but what a series. Both sides going hammer and tongs ... and [Lions captain] Sam [Warburton] your team played some great footy so congratulations.
“To my lads it’s a bitter pill to swallow but keep your heads up high.”

The tied series is the second for the Lions after they drew with South Africa in 1955.
The All Blacks won the first game 30-15 at the same Auckland venue two weeks ago, while the visitors won the second match 24-21 in Wellington last week.
New Zealand were reduced to 14 men early in the second half when Jerome Kaino was sinbinned by Poite for a high tackle on Alun Wyn Jones.
Disappointed with their intensity in last week’s loss, the All Blacks were far more aggressive, dominating territory and possession, but were never able to pull clear of the resilient Lions in a pulsating match.
They created numerous opportunities but were only able to turn their superiority into two first-half tries as Ngani Laumape and Jordie Barrett touched down to give the hosts a 12-6 half-time lead.
Farrell slotted two first-half penalties for the visitors, who were pinned inside their own territory for much of the first spell.

They were, however, unlucky not to have scored a try of their own when they stretched the All Blacks defence, only for Beauden Barrett to intercept and launch a counter attack that ended after a desperate cover tackle by Jonathan Davies.
Elliot Daly slammed over a long-range penalty early in the second half to narrow the gap to 12-9 before Kaino was sinbinned and the Lions levelled when Farrell added his third penalty just before the loose forward returned.
Barrett slotted his first penalty with about 12 minutes remaining to give his side the lead after Poite penalised the Lions for collapsing a defensive scrum.
Farrell, however, then stepped up with his fourth penalty to level the game, and ultimately the series.
“I’m not sure what to make of that,” Warburton said. “It’s a little bit cheesy but I guess rugby was the winner.
“It was an epic test match, real fierce and I’m proud to have played in that.”



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New Zealand captain Kieran Read (left) and Lions captain Sam Warburton hold the trophy after the third test at Eden Park ends in a draw. Photo: AP

Rugby Union - New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions - Lions Tour - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - July 8, 2017 - New Zealand's Kieran Read reacts at the end of the match. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

Rugby Union - New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions - Lions Tour - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - July 8, 2017 - The Lions and New Zealand players react at the end of the match. REUTERS/Jason Reed

TOPSHOT - New Zealand's fly-half Beauden Barrett scores a try during the third rugby union Test match between the British and Irish Lions and New Zealand All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on July 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS

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New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams arrives at the NZRU Headquarters with his legal team for a judicial hearing in Wellington on July 1, 2017. Williams was red carded for a dangerous tackle on Lions Anthony Watson in last nights New Zealand vs Lions 2nd rugby test match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. / AFP PHOTO / Marty MELVILLE

New Zealand inside centre Sonny Bill Williams, right, tackles Lions winger Anthony Watson during the second rugby test between the British and Irish Lions and the All Blacks in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 1, 2017. (Brett Phibbs/New Zealand Herald via AP)

Rugby Union - New Zealand All Blacks v British and Irish Lions - Lions Tour - Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - July 1, 2017 New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams reacts after being shown the red card. REUTERS/David Gray

New Zealand All Blacks' Sonny Bill Williams (R) is shown the red card by referee Jerome Garces (L) beside captain Kieran Read during the second rugby union Test between the British and Irish Lions and the New Zealand All Blacks in Wellington on July 1, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Marty MELVILLE

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Late drama in third test but tourists cling on for 15-15 draw in Auckland after Owen Farrell slots 78th-minute penalty
