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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Robert Kitson at Optus Stadium

Lions cut loose with eight-try win over Western Force for solid start in Australia

The Lions' Dan Sheehan celebrates scoring a try with Garry Ringrose and Elliot Daly
The Lions' Dan Sheehan celebrates scoring a try with Garry Ringrose and Elliot Daly. Photograph: Billy Sitckland/Inpho/Shutterstock

A convincing first tour win for the British & Irish Lions in Australia and plenty for the management to ponder. There was much to admire in the way the Lions unzipped a gallant but outgunned Western Force side, not least the playmaking vision of their fly-half Finn Russell and the youthful energy of Henry Pollock, but this eight-try triumph did come with one uncomfortable caveat.

The scrum-half Tomos Williams, one of only two Welshmen on the tour, contributed a pair of tries but was left clutching his left hamstring after completing a brilliant team score in the right corner. With the Lions facing a hectic series of fixtures in the coming fortnight, they may well have to whistle up some emergency cover.

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