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The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Gallan

First Nations & Pasifika XV 19-24 British & Irish Lions: tour match – as it happened

Henry Pollock of the British and Irish Lions reacts following the tour match between First Nations & Pasifika v British & Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium.
Henry Pollock of the British and Irish Lions reacts following the tour match between First Nations & Pasifika v British & Irish Lions at Marvel Stadium. Photograph: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images

Match report

What did we learn from this? “The picture was pretty blurred,” says Rob Kitson in his report.

It was messy. It was disjointed. It was loads of fun. By a distance it was the most competitive game we’ve had on the tour.

Will that result in another tight affair on Saturday? Probably not.

Thanks for the company and chat. Hope you enjoyed that. We’ll be back on Saturday to bring you coverage of the second Test.

And a line from Andy Farrell:

There were some great performances by some individuals. I thought Ben White was very good, Jamie Osborne, and some lads coming in and playing their first games for us.

There is always food for thought. We do what we always do, review this game, and select the side tomorrow evening.

It doesn’t get any bigger or any more exciting. We know what’s coming. We’ll enjoy this evening together. There’s a rest tomorrow for us and then it’s all hands on deck Thursday, Friday and Saturday

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