British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Sharks: Despite their heavily disrupted preparation, Warren Gatland’s side eased to a 54-7 victory at Ellis Park.
Josh Adams and Duhan van der Merwe went over the whitewash in the first six minutes – both converted by Owen Farrell – as the tourists romped into an early 14-0 lead.
Scotland winger van der Merwe then got his second before Bundee Aki battered over to make it 26-0 to the Lions at half-time.
The Sharks got on the scoreboard after the restart through James Venter, but two more tries from Adams along with a score from Louis Rees-Zammit and van der Merwe’s third made sure it was a comfortable win for Gatland’s men.
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COMPETITION:
RAGING BULL MAN OF THE MATCH: OWEN FARRELL
CELL C SHARKS: 7 (0)
- Tries: Venter 50
- Cons: Bosch 52
- Pens:
BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: 54 (26)
- Tries: Adams 2,56,78 van de Merwe 6,25,73 Aki 38, Rees-Zammit 60
- Cons: Farrell 3,6,40, Russell 57,60,74,79
- Pens:
STATS ZONE – British & Irish Lions:
- Most carries: Sam Simmonds – 9
- Most metres made: Louis Rees-Zammit – 66
- Most tackles: Josh Navidi – 16
- Most tackles missed: Bundee Aki – 3
- Offloads: Luke Cowan-Dickie – 3
- Turnovers won: Luke Cowan-Dickie – 2
- Turnovers conceded: Elliot Daly, Ali Price – 2
- Defenders beaten: Josh Adams – 4
British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Sharks
15. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) – 8
14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales) -7
13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) – 7
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland) – 7
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) – 8
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) – 9
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) – 7
1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England) – 6
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England) – 8
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) – 6
4. Iain Henderson – Captain (Ulster Rugby, Ireland) – 7
5. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) – 6
6. Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) – 8
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England) – 7
8. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England) – 7
Replacements:
16. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales) – 6
17. Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) – 6
18. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) – 6
19. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England) – 6
20. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) – 6
21 . Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland) – 6
22. Finn Russell (Racing 92, Scotland) – 7
23. Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby, Wales) – 6
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