The game has been somewhat overshadowed by the news that Welsh legend Shane Williams has been drafted into the Lions squad.
But there was a game yesterday as well, and in what was an excellent and thoroughly entertaining encounter between the Waratahs and the Lions in Sydney, the visitors emerged 47-17 winners.
The Lions thrashed the NSW Waratahs at the Sydney Football Stadium
But the main outcome of the game has been to throw up a number of selection dilemmas, with many of those on the cusp of a test place performing outstandingly.
Players’ verdict:
15: Leigh Halfpenny – another exemplary kicking performance and two tries. Another quite superb performance, and you wonder if there is anyone outside the Kearney household who still doubts the Welshman is a country mile clear of any competitors for the title of Europe’s best fullback…9/10 Read the rest of this entry »
An Early Bath 