British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Sharks: Owen Farrell stars

byRugby Rucker

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.

Scroll down for the British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Sharks:

COMPETITION:

RAGING BULL MAN OF THE MATCH: OWEN FARRELL

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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

RANKED: The five fastest international rugby players of all-time

#5. JONNY MAY – England – 10.71 SECONDS (100M)

The speedster clocked 10.71 for the 100 metres. With a strong argument to be England’s quickest wide man ever, May is gradually improving his finishing prowess and is now arguably the first name on the team-sheet for head coach Eddie Jones.

#4=. JONAH LOMU – NZ – 10.70 SECONDS (100M)

Will Carling famously labelled Lomu a ‘freak’ after his four-try show in 1995, and for a man of such bulk, it’s remarkable he was clocked at 10.7 sec 100m time. Lomu could ‘gas’ opponents as much as steamroller them and his first of two tries against France in the 1999 World Cup semi, and many of his Counties Manukau scores showed he had more than enough top-end pace for a wide-man.

#4=. CHESLIN KOLBE – SA – 10.70 SECONDS (100M)

This was the Springbok speedsters time from school so he could be possible even quicker now!

#2. JOE ROKOCOKO – NZ – 10.66 SECONDS (100M)

Smokin’ Joe Rokocoko didn’t earn his nickname for nothing, as the Fijian-born All Black winger left defences scratching their heads throughout his time with the All Blacks and Blues. The winger ran a 10.66 in his prime – a great time for a man of his size and stature.

#1. BRYAN HABANA – SOUTH AFRICA -10.4 SECONDS (100M)

The speedster made his debut in 2005 and managed to score a try with his first touch of the ball. Since then the winger has become a prolific try scorer, showing blistering pace for the Springboks, Bulls, Stormers and Toulon. Habana’s best 100m time is captured at 10.4 seconds. He also once raced a Cheetah.