Writing in The Independent, Peter Bills believes that the Lions have arrived in South Africa after their 74-10 drubbing of the Golden Lions.
"This was the start of the real Lions tour, after the stuttering opening of last weekend in Rustenburg. And several players put their hands up for possible Test selection.
"Chief among them were Brian O’Driscoll, Tommy Bowe, Jamie Roberts, Tom Croft, Nathan Hines, Gethin Jenkins, Alun Wyn Jones, Mike Phillips and Stephen Jones. That’s nine players which is almost two thirds of a team. It won’t persuade hard task masters like the Lions coaches to think the job is nearly done; far, far from it.
"But the key thing was, there was a clearly discernible shape and structure about the Lions and the effect was apparent on the scoreboard.
"Ulster’s Stephen Ferris got the chance to join the party early in the second half, a special moment in the career of the Irish flanker. The astonishing 60 metre try he scored directly from his own turnover in the final minute was reward for his mighty effort in the last half hour."
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