"Frightening thing is New Zealand are likely to get better over the next two games" - how the Brit media reacted to the Lions defeat. That was the British media's collective reaction to the Lions' 30-15 first test defeat to the All Blacks at Eden Park last night. Like most British pressmen, Cleary lamented the Lions' inability to take their chances, comparing the lack of execution to their clinical opponents. Paul Rees, writing in the Guardian, also referred to the way the All Blacks out-foxed Gatland and the Lions with unexpected tactics. "The Lions threw shafts of light upon the game, but the All Blacks were bright from start to finish.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 24, 2017 19:34 UTC