Lions 2013: Tourists Go Up A Level To Defeat Gallant Tahs
by Paul Cook in Sydney -
They were truly tested for only the second time on the tour but the British & Irish Lions have risen to the challenge in some style, defeating the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney 47-17. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika promised that his charges would have a go and his gallant side did him proud but in the end, the Lions simply had too much power and too many weapons, outscoring their hosts by five tries to two in an entertaining and at times, feisty clash.
It wasn’t quite the bashfest of 2001 but there was no doubt the Lions came off knowing they’d been in a game, Jonny Sexton in particular, the recipient of a few ‘welcome to Australia’ hits from a gnarly Tahs pack where 21-year-old behemoth Will Skelton was an imposing presence.
Two tries in the openi