ALL BLACKS 30 BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS 15The result made sense, but maybe not the way it was achieved. The All Blacks played their usual triple threat game and produced all their expected spark and flair, but so too did the Lions. The All Blacks brought the physical edge to all their grunt work and with that dynamism and aggression they negated the effective of the Lions rush defence. All of a sudden the All Blacks had to stop and stare at the Lions - check that had really happened and then hastily reassess the capabilities of their opponent. New Zealand 30 (C. Taylor, R. Ioane (2) tries; B. Barrett 2 pens, 3 cons)British & Irish Lions 15 (S. O'Brien, R. Webb tries; O. Farrell con, pen)

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2017 09:33 UTC