All Blacks midfield back Ngani Laumape on attack the second test between the All Blacks and British and Irish Lions played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Photo / Brett Phibbs.
All Blacks midfield back Ngani Laumape on attack the second test between the All Blacks and British and Irish Lions played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. Photo / Brett Phibbs.
Herald rugby expert Wynne Gray answers all your questions following the Lions win over the All Blacks last night in Wellington.
The Lions got their victory and they owed it - or much of it - to one rash decision by Sonny Bill Williams who became the first All Blacksin 50 years to be red carded. Reduced to 14 men - for more than half the game - the All Blacks were always going to be on the edge of believability to find a way to win.
They came perilously close, though. They did amazingly well to hang on for as long as they did, but the Lions, to their credit, found the composure and clinical touch to finish when they needed to.
It was a battle for them. They had to scrap for all they got, but in the end, they had too much space running against exhausted legs and they found their tries.
