The British and Irish Lions have silenced the sceptics by defeating the unbeaten Super Rugby Crusaders side 12‑3 in Christchurch last night.
The Lions enjoyed the majority of possession against an ill‑disciplined Crusaders side, who had not dropped a game so far this season in Super Rugby.
The Lions opened the scoring with a penalty,off the boot of Owen Farrell, who added another in the 16th minute.
Richie Mo'unga got the home side on the board with a successful penalty kick.
Farrell kicked another penalty before the Crusaders showed more spark in the last 10 minutes of the first half.
A huge break from Mo'unga led to a successful line‑out.
The Lions led 9‑3 at the half‑time break.
Crusaders midfielder Jack Goodhue made a number of breaks, but the Lions handled everything the Crusaders threw at them.
Farrell scored the first and only points of the second half in the 70th minute with a penalty kick.
Despite having the majority of possession the Lions went tryless but will gain huge confidence from their win, which was built on an exceptional defensive effort.
The Crusaders, however, will be doing some soul‑searching this week and wondering how the Lions managed to upset their rhythm.
The British & Irish Lions will now take on the Highlanders at 7.35pm Tuesday.
Source: RadioNZ
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