The Lions will not defeat the New Zealand All Blacks in their match at Ellis Park on 2026-08-25.

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The Lions will not defeat the New Zealand All Blacks in their match at Ellis Park on 2026-08-25.

“At the moment, there's just no chance that you could see for the Lions tonight. And I think for the Lions players, especially, it would be the chance to play against yourselves against some of the world's best”

The host · 702 · Early Breakfast · 25 Aug 2026

The verdict· graded 26 Aug

New Zealand beat the Lions 41–35 at Ellis Park on 2026-08-25.

The claim was that the Lions would not defeat the All Blacks. The match was completed with New Zealand winning 41–35, so the Lions did not win. That outcome matches the prediction exactly.

3 sources

• Lions put on a show but All Blacks maintain unbeaten record in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry tour | rugbysabcsport.com
• New Zealand's tour of South Africa: All Blacks come from behind to beat Lions 41-35 after huge scare in tour match | Rugby Union News | Sky Sportsskysports.com
• 'Pushed to the limit' - All Blacks get out of jail against Lions1news.co.nz

Reader poll: 100% said yes · 1 vote

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A falsifiable call made on live South African radio, extracted from the broadcast transcript and tracked to its outcome against public sources — with its audio receipt. The reader poll is audience sentiment, not odds; there is nothing to wager on. How the prediction desk works