Lions massacre Barbarians in HK
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June 2, 2013, Sunday
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THE British and Irish Lions began their 2013 tour of Australia on a winning note when they overwhelmed the Barbarians 59-8 in Hong Kong yesterday.
Outstanding Welsh scrumhalf Mike Phillips and winger Alex Cuthbert led the eight-try rout, each scoring a double as the Lions dominated possession and territory to run out comfortable winners in the first clash outside of Britain between the two teams.
Skipper Paul O'Connell, Jonathan Davis, Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Lydiate also crossed for tries as the Lions breezed to an emphatic victory after having led 23-3 at halftime.
Flyhalf Owen Farrell, who was involved in an early bust-up with Barbarians hooker Schalk Brits, was in superb kicking form to total 15 points before handing over the duties in the second half to allow Jonathan Sexton to knock over two conversions.
O'Connell, the Irish lock standing in as captain to allow Sam Warburton time to recover from a knock to his knee picked up in training, opened the try-scoring when he reached over a pile of bodies on the line to plant the ball down.
The Lions dominated the set-pieces as well as the breakdown, and they cut loose in the second half by adding six tries with some enterprising rugby in moving the ball with authority.
The Barbarians looked a shadow of former sides and couldn't quite give the 28,000 fans at Hong Kong Stadium a taste of their famous running rugby with substitute Kahn Fotuali'i scoring a solitary try.
The Lions will, however, face much tougher opposition in their nine matches in Australia, not least in three tests against the Wallabies.
In Lautoka, Fiji? Fiji winger Sireli Bobo marked his return to international rugby after a three-year absence with one of the quickest tries in test history as the hosts beat Japan 22-8 in the Pacific Nations Cup yesterday.
The 37-year-old Bobo, who plays for Racing Metro in Paris and was making his first appearance for Fiji since June 2010, scored only seconds after the opening kickoff of the game.
The try provided the only points of the first half but Fiji built on its 5-0 lead with tries in the second half to lock Apisai Naikatini and winger Aisea Natoga and center Nemani Nadolo.
The match was played in a tropical rainstorm that deluged Churchill Park and made conditions extremely difficult.
Japan lost its second straight match in this year's Pacific Nations Cup, having fallen at home to Tonga last weekend in the championship's opener.
Winger Hirotoki Onozawa became the most-capped player in Japanese rugby history, playing his 80th match yesterday. The 35-year-old Onozawa, who made his debut in 2001, surpassed the record of 79 tests played by Yukio Motoki.
Outstanding Welsh scrumhalf Mike Phillips and winger Alex Cuthbert led the eight-try rout, each scoring a double as the Lions dominated possession and territory to run out comfortable winners in the first clash outside of Britain between the two teams.
Skipper Paul O'Connell, Jonathan Davis, Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Lydiate also crossed for tries as the Lions breezed to an emphatic victory after having led 23-3 at halftime.
Flyhalf Owen Farrell, who was involved in an early bust-up with Barbarians hooker Schalk Brits, was in superb kicking form to total 15 points before handing over the duties in the second half to allow Jonathan Sexton to knock over two conversions.
O'Connell, the Irish lock standing in as captain to allow Sam Warburton time to recover from a knock to his knee picked up in training, opened the try-scoring when he reached over a pile of bodies on the line to plant the ball down.
The Lions dominated the set-pieces as well as the breakdown, and they cut loose in the second half by adding six tries with some enterprising rugby in moving the ball with authority.
The Barbarians looked a shadow of former sides and couldn't quite give the 28,000 fans at Hong Kong Stadium a taste of their famous running rugby with substitute Kahn Fotuali'i scoring a solitary try.
The Lions will, however, face much tougher opposition in their nine matches in Australia, not least in three tests against the Wallabies.
In Lautoka, Fiji? Fiji winger Sireli Bobo marked his return to international rugby after a three-year absence with one of the quickest tries in test history as the hosts beat Japan 22-8 in the Pacific Nations Cup yesterday.
The 37-year-old Bobo, who plays for Racing Metro in Paris and was making his first appearance for Fiji since June 2010, scored only seconds after the opening kickoff of the game.
The try provided the only points of the first half but Fiji built on its 5-0 lead with tries in the second half to lock Apisai Naikatini and winger Aisea Natoga and center Nemani Nadolo.
The match was played in a tropical rainstorm that deluged Churchill Park and made conditions extremely difficult.
Japan lost its second straight match in this year's Pacific Nations Cup, having fallen at home to Tonga last weekend in the championship's opener.
Winger Hirotoki Onozawa became the most-capped player in Japanese rugby history, playing his 80th match yesterday. The 35-year-old Onozawa, who made his debut in 2001, surpassed the record of 79 tests played by Yukio Motoki.
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