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Sione Tuipulotu has no axe to grind over his Wallabies snub but is aiming to show them what they are missing again this weekend. The Scotland centre, a try-scorer in the Lions 27-19 win over the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday, was raised in Melbourne and played at the Rebels before moving north four years ago.
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The British and Irish Lions have dominated in a 29-17 win over the Wallabies in the series-opening rugby test in Brisbane. Flyhalf Finn Russell kicked a penalty, landed three conversions and set
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The Lions are 1-0 up going into the second Test of their series Down Under after a impressive victory in the opening Test. Although the tourists fell off the pace in the second half, their performance in the opening 40 minutes – plus an early try in the second half – means they always had a comfortable cushion.
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British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell isn't buying into predictions of a 3-0 series sweep over Australia.
The scoreline in Brisbane read as an eight-point victory to the Lions but, make no mistake, this was a battering. The match might have felt a bit odd and – in the second half especially – a bit flat but at no point did I think that the Lions would lose that match.