British and Irish Lions' Leigh Halfpenny reacts after missing an attempted penalty goal during their rugby union test match against the Australia Wallabies at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne June 29, 2013.REUTERS/Brandon Malone
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Leigh Halfpenny missed a last minute penalty from halfway to hand Australia a 16-15 victory over the British and Irish Lions in the second test on Saturday, sending the series to a mouthwatering decider in Sydney next week.
A scrappy match lacking in quality burst into life in a frenzied final five minutes when Adam Ashley-Cooper crashed over for a try and Christian Leali'ifano slotted the conversion to give the Wallabies a one-point lead in front of a record 56,771 crowd at the Docklands Stadium.
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