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GAME FIVE REVIEW
ROTORUA INTERNATIONAL STADIUM ROTORUA 17 17 JUNE 2017 7 7 7 35PM
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conditions that ideally suited their game plan the the the British & Irish Lions
achieved a a a a a a a a 32-10 win over the the Maori All Blacks in in Rotorua that made the prospect of this weekend’s rst Test even more mouth-watering Apart from providing a a a a a a measure of payback for the the the the defeat suffered to to the the the the Maori on the the the the the 2005 tour it showed the the the the the win over the the the the the Crusaders was no uke and that the the the the the Lions
have taken on on on board the the the the the lessons from their losses to the the the the Blues and and Highlanders Head Coach Warren Gatland saw his scrum squeeze the the the the ght
out of the the the the Maori pinning them in in in in their own half for most of of the the the the the second 40 minutes of of the the the the the game and neutralising the the Maori backline that had been expected to deliver so much excitement as they tried to shake the the determined Lions
defence Halfback Conor Murray and rst ve-eighth Jonathan Sexton combined superbly to to dominate the tactical execution while loose forwards Sean
O’Brien and Peter O’Mahony were exceptional No 8 Taulupe Faletau was again outstanding with the ball in in in hand and and and Welsh fullback Leigh Halfpenny was faultless with the boot knocking over six penalties and one conversion But the big winner was lock Maro Itoje who looks a a a a a a a a player well capable
of of causing the the the All Blacks some grief in in the the the the Test series And if the the the the rest of of his team-mates follow suit the the the the All Blacks are going to to to nd the the men in in red seriously tough to to to break down next week SCORERS
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ALL BLACKS Try: Messam Con: McKenzie Pen: McKenzie BRITISH & IRISH LIONS Tries: Penalty try Itoje Con: Halfpenny Pens: Halfpenny 6 GAME FIVE REVIEW
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