The best reaction to a pulsating yet anti-climactic final test as Lions draw series with New Zealand

There may have been a few jokes about the CCCC announcing details for a replay in Limerick next weekend.

How about that? After a gripping 80 minutes of rugby to wrap up what really has been a brilliant series, the Lions and New Zealand had to share the spoils after they couldn’t be separated at Eden Park in Auckland. After a shaky start, Owen Farrell composed himself to kick four penalties with Elliott Daly adding another to cancel out two tries by Ngani Laumape and Jordie Barrett for the All-Blacks. Jordie’s brother Beauden kicked a penalty and a conversion for the hosts, but he has had better nights with the boot than at Eden Park on Saturday night. In a game full of incident, there were some impressive showings from the Irish players involved – Sean O’Brien and Jonathan Sexton took some big hits – and drama right at the death when the TMO ruled that an offside against the Lions was accidental rather than deliberate, resulting in a scrum rather than a penalty that would have likely been a straightforward three points. Despite the pulsating nature of the contest, there was a huge sense of anti-climax at the end after a first drawn Lions series since 1955, but considering it was a scratch team against the undisputed best team in the world, Warren Gatland’s boys can be proud of their efforts. Here’s some of the best reaction on social media after a thrilling Saturday morning’s entertainment. https://twitter.com/lionsofficial/status/883621023547097088 https://twitter.com/lionsofficial/status/883621111040102400 https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/883619312434647040 https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/883620310418960385 https://twitter.com/KearneyRob/status/883621676155629568 https://twitter.com/KMcLaughlin6/status/883621159337680898 https://twitter.com/RossOCK/status/883620813274050560 https://twitter.com/cooper_m/status/883620619551731712 https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/883620577315102720 https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/883620237584867328 https://twitter.com/seanny202/status/883620129707130880 https://twitter.com/Paulmcgrath5/status/883620078083821568 https://twitter.com/ConanDoherty/status/883619662671609856 https://twitter.com/darrybunne/status/883619622305615872