Well, normal service has returned in Formula 1 as Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) in the Mercedes (They had a 1 - 2 finish because Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas (Finland) had just finished 2nd ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) has won the Canadian Grand Prix after starting from the pole so his title ambitions are back on track (He was untouchable because Ferrari had not only faded) because he is trailing by 12 points behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel (Germany) in the Ferrari because Vettel finished 4th (That was the 1st time this season that he finished outside the top 2) as he surged late but was unable to catch Hamilton (He had damaged his front wing because Red Bull's Max Verstappen (The Netherlands) overtook him at turn 1 but Vettel pitted & gave his car a new front wing) & what about Lance Stroll (Canada) in the Williams as he finishes in 9th in front of his adoring home fans.
And here's the points standings for both the drivers & constructors but 1st here's the drivers standings:
1st: Sebastian Vettel (Germany, Ferrari), 141 points
2nd: Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, Mercedes), 129 points
3rd: Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Mercedes), 93 points
4th: Kimi Raikkonen (Finland, Ferrari), 73 points
5th: Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 67 points
6th: Max Verstappen (The Netherlands, Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer), 45 points
7th: Sergio Perez (Mexico, Force India Mercedes), 44 points
8th: Esteban Ocon (France, Force India Mercedes), 27 points
9th: Carlos Sainz (Spain, Toro Rosso), 25 points
10th: Felipe Massa (Brazil, Williams Mercedes), 20 points
11th: Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, Renault), 18 points
12th: Romain Grosjean (France, Haas Ferrari), 10 points
13th: Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas Ferrari), 5 points
14th: Pascal Wehrlein (Germany, Sauber Ferrari), 4 points
15th: Daniil Kvyat (Russia, Toro Rosso), 4 points
16th: Lance Stroll (Canada, Williams Mercedes), 2 points
And then the constructors to wrap up the Formula 1 report:
1st: Mercedes (Germany), 222 points
2nd: Ferrari (Italy), 214 points
3rd: Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer (Austria), 112 points
4th: Force India Mercedes (India), 71 points
5th: Toro Rosso (Italy), 29 points
6th: Williams Mercedes (Great Britain), 22 points
7th: Renault (France), 18 points
8th: Haas Ferrari (USA), 15 points
9th: Sauber Ferrari (Switzerland), 4 points
And the Highlanders become the 2nd Super Rugby team after the Blues to topple the British & Irish Lions last night at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Otepoti (That's the Maori name for Dunedin compared to Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) as well as Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) & Otautahi (Christchurch) so here is the live commentary of the match being played last night:
Kia ora and welcome to the live updates as the Highlanders take on the British & Irish Lions at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
We bring you live streaming written commentary.
Commentary will start from around 7:30pm (NZT).
Lineups
Highlanders
1. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2. Liam Coltman, 3. Siate Tokolahi, 4. Alex Ainley, 5. Jackson Hemopo, 6. Gareth Evans, 7. Dillon Hunt, 8. Luke Whitelock (c), 9. Kayne Hammington, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 11. Tevita Li, 12. Teihorangi Walden, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 14. Waisake Naholo, 15. Richard Buckman
Reserves: 16. Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17. Aki Seiuli, 18. Siosuia Halanukonuka, 19. Josh Dickson, 20. Jimmy Lentjes, 21. Josh Renton, 22. Marty Banks, 23. Patrick Osborne
British & Irish Lions
1. Joe Marler. 2. Rory Best, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Courtney Lawes, 5. v, 6. James Haskell, 7. Sam Warburton (c), 8. CJ Stander, 9. Rhys Webb, 10. Dan Biggar, 11. Tommy Seymour, 12. Robbie Henshaw, 13. Jonathan Joseph, 14. Jack Nowell, 15. Jared Payne
Reserves: 16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Dan Cole, 19. Alun Wyn Jones, 20. Justin Tipuric, 21. Greig Laidlaw, 22. Owen Farrell, 23. Elliot Daly
Match facts & stats
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistants: Pascal Gauzere, Mathieu Raynal
TMO: Marius Jonker
7.20pm: Kia ora and welcome to a very loud but also arctic-like Forsyth Barr. It's great weather under the roof and I'll be here with you until the final minute.
7.25pm: Rather of a haka tonight, the Lions will be presented with a claymore sword. Teams aren't far away for a 7.35pm kick off.
7.30pm: After their hitout in Christchurch the other night, don't be surprised if the Lions get this job done well tonight. Looking dry under foot, should be plenty of points in it. Here come the Lions players. Now here come the Highlanders with the team led out by a bagpipes player.
7.33pm: The sword is handed to Warburton and he marches off field to hand it to a Lions' official. Let's get this show on the road.
KICKOFF: Dan Biggar gets us underway and the Highlanders take it well. Highlanders get it on their 10m line.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions take the ball from a high kick and they go left and it appears they're going to run it tonight. Biggar goes for a midfield kick and the Landers claim it on their 10m line. Naholo makes a break down the right hand side.
1 MINUTE LATER: Highlanders lose the ball in the Lions half and it's the visitors ball on half way. The Lions chant goes up around the stadium and they make a mistake with ball in hand. Highlanders ball just outside the Lions 22 and they get the advantage.
2 MINUTES LATER, TRY BOMBED: Highlanders get a penalty in front of the Lions posts but it should have been a try that was bombed by Malakai Fekitoa. Waisake Naholo ran onto a Lima Sopoaga grubber and is held just a metre short. The ball goes wide left and Fekitoa just crabs cross field. Lucky for the penalty which Sopoaga bangs over
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions take the ball from their own kick and they have possession on the Highlanders 10m line. They're keeping ball in hand but not going very far.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions are keeping composure with the ball in hand and they've made it inside the Landers 22. Highlanders d just holding and they get a turnover in a maul on their own 22. Good work from the Highlanders there, 14-15 phases and they hold strong.
2 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders clear straight away down to Jared Payne deep and they kick it deep. Sopoaga regains from a chip kick but they lose the ball shortly after. Lions ball about 30m out from their own line. A Webb high kick gifts possession back and the Landers are on their own 10m line.
1 MINUTE LATER: Shaping up like a Super Rugby game here and the Highlanders look solid. Their ball on the half way line and Fekitoa is bundled over in the Lions half. Good work from winger Tevita Li up the short side there before tucking the ball over to Fekitoa. Great pace to this game so far.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions make a break up the short side but then lose it on the Highlanders 22. A scrappy few phases and it's Lions scrum on the Highlanders' 22.
2 MINUTES LATER: Fekitoa is off for a HIA and Marty Banks is on. Lions are driven back following the scrum in a few tackles by Whitelock and they make a silly error at the base of the ruck. Rhys Webb is really doing a tidy one on Hammington at scrum time.
1 MINUTE LATER: After a scrum where they were going backward, Banks takes a low ball and puts it out - but it's out on the full and it's a Lions lineout.
1 MINUTE LATER, TMO LIONS: Could be a try to the Lions here in two instances. Five metres out from the try line and both Lions players went in low. On the first instance Tommy Seymour could have been pushed back over the line and then Conor Murray goes from the base of the ruck before jumping over. 50/50 here.
It looks like Conor Murray's got it down but he could have knocked it on - it could go either way here.
NO TRY: TMO correctly adjudicated that he lost the ball, but the on field ref was giving advantage for a penalty and they're going for the three points. Biggar bangs it over easy from next to the posts.
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions take the kickoff and the box kick is charged down and the Highlanders control it on the Lions 22m. Then a little grubber kick from Sopoaga is cleaned up from Jonathan Joseph and the Lions have the ball. Naholo wins the Highlanders a penalty at the breakdown on the Lions 10m line after a great tackle by Fekitoa.
2 MINUTES LATER: Sopoaga misses the penalty kick and it's a 22 restart by the Lions.
1 MINUTE LATER: Helter skelter here and it's Highlanders ball in Lions half but they lose it at a ruck on the Lions 10m.
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions try the wipers kick off the scrum and Dan Biggar and Seymour aren't the Barretts - Seymour drops it cold and it's a Highlanders scrum just in their own half.
1 MINUTE LATER: Highlanders go very wide from the scrum and a Fekitoa chip gives the ball away with Jared Payne collecting at the back. Dillon Hunt wins a penalty at the breakdown and Sopoaga is going for the corner.
2 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders manage to botch the lineout drive and Rory Best wins a good turnover just on his own line. Dan Biggar finds touch toward the Lions 10m line but it's another good chance for the Highlanders to attack. Best looks injured following that turnover but it looks to be just blood.
1 MINUTE LATER, TRY NAHOLO: Too much ball for the Highlanders and Naholo basically jumps over the line. One metre out was always going to be tough to stop him and he's too fast and too strong. The try was set up by Gareth Evans down the left touch line who kept it alive with an offload into Walden. Naholo then at first receiver, what a sight.
In jumping over the line, Naholo collected Courtney Lawes with his shoulder and it looks like the Englishman's night is over. A big break in play here.
3 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders take the ball well and Sopoaga clears and Naholo collects it outside their 22. Wow that didn't look intentional. Highlanders down the left touch line. A brilliant break by Tevita Li down the left touch line saw the Highlanders go deep into the Lions half. A Highlanders player then gets caught isolated at a breakdown and it's a Lions penalty about 30m out from their own line.
1 MINUTE LATER, TRY LIONS: Well that virtually came from nowhere but an overlap from the lineout and Jonathan Joseph just canters in. A great offload by CJ Stander made that try but it was the maul by the Lions that did the damage. Biggar blows the ball over on a pretty tight angle.
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions take the kick well and a Webb box kick and Lions regather sees another box kick. It's Highlanders ball on half way.
1 MINUTE LATER: A knock on from the Highlanders gifts the ball back and the Lions now have the ball but are getting driven back to their 10m line. A man is down in back play and the ref has no choice but to stop play. It's Dan Biggar and his shoulder. He's ok though and it's a scrum to the Lions on their 10m line.
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions win the scrum but go the old Gary Owen (midfield bomb). Now it's Highlanders ball but Sopoaga kicks it away. It's not a very good kick and the Lions have it on half way now.
1 MINUTE LATER: Prop Kyle Sinckler makes a beautiful midfield break through the outside channel but he throws a nice pass to Jared Payne who shelves it. Another missed opportunity from the Lions but some impressive pace by the big man. Sinckler has hugely impressed this tour so far.
2 MINUTES LATER: A couple of kicks wide and the Highlanders make a yuge break down the left touchline, what a great sequence of play that is, going wide both ways. The Lions clear it and pumps it into touch but it's outside the 22 and it's the Highlanders ball on the Lions 22. Brilliant improvising by the Highlanders.
1 MINUTE LATER: Highlanders can't hold the possession and it's ripped in a maul. Lineout Lions on their own 22m line. Landers could challenge here but a reckless challenge in the air awards a penalty to the Lions.
HALFTIME: Lions have the ball on the half way line and a box kick by Rhys Webb is taken well by Naholo who's had a storming half! Gareth Evans takes the ball from the ruck and clears it and that is half time.
HALFTIME ANALYSIS: Well well well what an interesting half we've had. Both teams playing a quick pace but it appears that pace doesn't really bode well for the Lions. The Highlanders are doing outrageously well, particularly at set piece and if they can hold in the second dig, they've got a very good chance of winning this.
HALFTIME: Here come the teams - this 2nd half should be a cracker.
KICKOFF: Sopoaga gets us underway and it's again taken well by the Lions.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions kick it back and then the Barracuda kicks a bomb which isn't taken by the Lions. It then bounces into touch and it's Lions ball.
2 MINUTES LATER, TRY LIONS: absolutely silly that by Sopoaga. A little wipers kick (second in as many phases) that didn't need to be made and Tommy Seymour shoots through, takes it in the air and runs 40m to dot down. Biggar misses the kick but it's a great start to the second half for the Lions
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions take the kick off and Biggar clears but only to the Highlanders 10m. Highlanders look to lose it but then turn over the ball again and earn a penalty. They're on the Lions 10m line and Sopoaga goes for the corner.
1 MINUTE LATER: A really poor lineout move by the Highlanders gives the Lions a relieving penalty on their own 22. Gotta get the basics right. Then Biggar doesn't find touch and Tevita Li goes high which is claimed by Payne. Lions ball on half way.
2 MINUTES LATER: A mini break from the Lions and it's that man Rhys Webb again. Lions have some real go forward ball at the ruck but the ref blows his whistle and it's a penalty to the Highlanders - an obstruction call. Hammington being skinned alive by Rhys Webb. Sopoaga clears down to the Lions 10m line. Just as I type that, he's replaced with Greig Laidlaw.
1 MINUTE LATER: Highlanders win the lineout before Sopoaga puts in another chip kick and the Highlanders retrieve the ball. Then by some really good pick and go's, they're inside the Lions half. But Naholo goes down injured and play stops. Highlanders penalty in the Lions 22 and it's right in front. Lima points to the posts and throws it over.
2 MINUTES LATER: This time the Highlanders take the kick off really well but a very poor pass from Lima Sopoaga puts the ball in the Highlanders goal line. Naholo is forced to kick but he steps on the dead ball line and it's a 5m scrum to the Lions.
2 MINUTES LATER, TRY LIONS: Too good by the Lions. Attacking off the scrum the pressure on the Landers was intense. Left right, left right and Sam Warburton ends up breaking the line and puts out that big right arm and slams the ball down next to the post.
2 MINUTES LATER: Kiwi Jared Payne drops the kick off cold on his 22, what a sitter! Highlanders scrum. A great chance to hit back for the Highlanders.
1 MINUTE LATER: Offside by the Lions and the Highlanders get a penalty on the 22. Marty Banks who's come on for Sopoaga, kicks to the corner.
3 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders are attacking 7m out and they get another penalty but they keep attacking with a quick tap. Lions win a ruck and it's cleared. Not good enough from the Highlanders, they just lacked that penetration.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions are offside and the Highlanders win a penalty on the Lions' 10m line. Very smart play by the Landers there and they bring on some cavalry. A very good kick by Banks gets them to within 5 from the line.
TRY HIGHLANDERS: Well it hasn't worked until now but the maul gets it done and the man is Liam Coltman!! The perfect lineout drive and the Lions had nothing to counteract it. Brilliant play by the Southern men. Banks knocks it over and we have a game ladies and gentlemen.
3 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders knock the ball on from the kick off and what they've worked so hard to do, they threaten it by another silly error. To be fair, the kickoff from Biggar was lovely. HIGHLANDERS WIN A SCRUM PENALTY - lovely work by the Landers there. Banks clears up to the Lions 10m line.
2 MINUTES LATER: Highlanders are attacking and Banks goes for a big midfield bomb. It goes too deep into the Lions 22 and Daly takes the mark. Too easy there, let off the hook. He doesn't find touch though and Tevita Li goes for a high kick.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions regain a box kick but then give it away to the Highlanders who have the ball midfield and then give it away. Lions ball on their 10m line.
1 MINUTE LATER: A few kicks back and fourth and it's Lions ball on half way. Lions earn penalty advantage but the Lions are retaining the ball for at least five phases. And then Biggar just says, 'I want the penalty' and kicks a pretty poor grubber kick out.
1 MINUTE LATER: Lions and Highlanders make some changes as Owen Farrell comes on and misses the penalty kick. Highlanders restart. A big finish coming here.
1 MINUTE LATER: Banks makes a good restart and after two phases, a great tackle by Jackson Hemopo holds a Lions player up and it's a turnover to the Highlanders. Scrum on half way.
2 MINUTES LATER: A brilliant regather from a bomb from the Barracuda and the Highlanders are hot on attack inside the Lions 22. But they lose the ball and it's a scrum Lions. That was so close for the Highlanders and Richard Buckman take a bow, a brilliant take over Elliot Daly from that high ball.
2 MINUTES LATER, A MASSIVE SCRUM FROM THE HIGHLANDERS: And they earn a penalty and suddenly everyone's throwing handbags. What a scrum by the home side!!!!!!!! That is a very big moment and the Landers front row is going off. Banks now lines up for a shot that could see them take the lead.
1 MINUTE LATER, HIGHLANDERS LEAD: Banks slots it and the crowd go wild.
1 MINUTE LATER: Highlanders take the kickoff well and a Hammington box kick is contested by both Nowell and Osbourne - the Highlanders come through and drive over the ball. It's called dead but it's a scrum Highlanders.
2 MINUTES LATER: Lions win a turnover and then they win a penalty. It's just on their side of half way and Daly points to the posts. This will be a very big kick - 53m out at least. The ref looks at the screen and pulls it back toward the 10m line - more like a 60m kick now.
1 MINUTE LATER, AND IT HAS BEEN MISSED!
1 MINUTE LATER: Wow this intense. Still plenty of time and Banks unleashes a massive restart. Highlanders can't give away a penalty.
1 MINUTE LATER, PENALTY LIONS! But it's too far for Elliot Daly, on the Lions 10m line. Farrell pumps it to the Highlanders 22m line. Here we go. Siren has gone.
FULLTIME, HIGHLANDERS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Lions knock the ball on from set piece and the crowd and the Highlanders side has erupted! What a match and what heart from the under strength Landers. Jonathan Joseph knocks that one on.
Highlanders 23 - 22 British & Irish Lions
Thank you for joining us for the live updates.
So that is my 116th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII), goodbye for now.
P.S. The All Blacks have named their team against the pre-Lions test series against Samoa so here's the starting lineup all according to plan:
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Canterbury/Crusaders)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Canterbury/Crusaders)
3 (Tight head prop): Owen Franks (Canterbury/Crusaders)
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Hawke's Bay/Chiefs)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Canterbury/Crusaders)
6 (Blindside Flanker): Jerome Kaino (Auckland/Blues)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sam Cane (Bay Of Plenty/Chiefs)
8 (Number 8): Ardie Savea (Wellington/Hurricanes)
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Manawatu/Highlanders)
10 (First five eighth): Beauden Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)
11 (Left Wing): Julian Savea (Wellington/Hurricanes)
12 (Second five eighth): Sonny Bill Williams (Counties Manukau/Blues)
13 (Centre): Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato/Chiefs)
14 (Right Wing): Israel Dagg (Hawke's Bay/Crusaders)
& 15 (Fullback): Ben Smith (Captain, Otago/Highlanders)
And in the reserves are Nathan Harris, Wyatt Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Scott Barrett, Vaea Fifita (Who will make his test debut), TJ Perenara, Lima Sopoaga & Jordie Barrett (One of Beauden & Scott's brothers who will also make his test debut).
And the Lions have also named their team to tackle the Maori All Blacks tomorrow:
1 (Loose head prop): Mako Vunipola (England/Saracens)
2 (Hooker): Jamie George (England/Saracens)
3 (Tight head prop): Tadhg Furlong (Ireland/Leinster)
4 (Lock): Maro Itoje (England/Saracens)
5 (Lock): George Kruis (England/Saracens)
6 (Blinside Flanker): Peter O'Mahony (Captain, Ireland/Munster)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sean O'Brien (Ireland/Leinster)
8 (Number 8): Taulupe Faletau (Wales/Bath (England)
9 (Half-back/Scrum-half): Conor Murray (Ireland/Munster)
10 (First five eighth/Fly-half): Jonathan Sexton (Ireland/Leinster)
11 (Left Wing): George North (Wales/Northampton Saints (England)
12 (Second five eighth/Inside Centre): Ben Te'o (England/Worcester Warriors)
13 (Centre/Outside Centre): Jonathan Davies (Wales/Scarlets)
14 (Right Wing): Anthony Watson (England/Bath)
& 15 (Fullback): Leigh Halfpenny (Wales/Toulon (France)
And in the reserves are Ken Owens, Jack McGrath, Kyle Sinckler, Iain Henderson, Sam Warburton, Greig Laidlaw, Dan Biggar & Elliot Daly.
And 3 classic Ferrari Formula 1 cars have been unveiled for the F1 2017 game such as the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2 driven by Jean Alesi (France) & Gerhard Berger (Austria) as well as the 2004 Ferrari F2004 driven by Michael Schumacher (Germany) & Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) & of course, last but not least, the 2007 Ferrari F2007 driven by Felipe Massa (Brazil) & the man who replaced Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen (Finland).
And here are the confirmed classic Formula 1 cars for the F1 2017 game so far:
1988 McLaren Honda MP4/4*
1992 Williams Renault FW14B
1995 Ferrari 412 T2
2002 Ferrari F2002
2004 Ferrari F2004
2007 Ferrari F2007
2010 Red Bull Renault RB6
*: Pre-order bonus
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