Lions cut loose with eight-try win over Western Force for solid start in Australia

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Western Force 7-54 British & Irish LionsTomos Williams scores two tries but limps offA commanding first tour win for the British & Irish Lions in Australia and plenty for the tour management to ponder. There was much to admire in the way the Lions unzipped a gallant but outgunned Force side on Saturday, not least the playmaking vision of their fly-half, Finn Russell, and the youthful energy of Henry Pollock, but this eight-try triumph did not come entirely cost-free.The scrum-half Tomos Williams, one of two Welshmen on the tour, contributed a couple of tries but was left clutching his left hamstring after completing a brilliant team score in the right corner. With the Lions facing a hectic series of fixtures in the coming fortnight they may need to whistle up some emergency cover. Continue reading...