Mike Phillips scores two tries as Warren Gatland’s side sweep to a 59-8 win over the Barbarians in Hong Kong’s stifling humidity to kick things off
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Paul O’Connell also gets on the score sheet in the straightforward victory
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Brian O’Driscoll bags a brace in the 69-17 stroll against the Western Force four days later
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Leigh Halfpenny kicks 11 from 11 to highlight his goal kicking credentials
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But Cian Healy’s tour comes to an early end with an ankle injury
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The Lions finally get a decent game in Queensland against the Reds, with Ben Youngs’ try proving crucial
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There’s a fresh Irish injury concern with Tommy Bowe subbed off in a 22-12 win
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Sean O’Brien gets involved in the 10 tries scored in a facile 64-0 win over the Combined NSW-QLD Country
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O’Driscoll and Conor Murray also dot down in the game against weak opposition
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Jonny Sexton gets Warren Gatland’s men off to a flying start four days later against the Waratahs
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Halfpenny kicks four conversions, four penalties and scores two tries to round off a comprehensive 47-17 victory over Michael Chieka’s niggly side
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Simon Zebo makes his first Lions start having been flown in as an injury replacement
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With the front-line players rested ahead of the first Test, the Brumbies sniff an upset in Canberra
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Rory Best has a rough day at the office as captain, with his line-out throwing malfunctioning in a 14-12 defeat
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Sam Warburton gets his men riled up for the first Test
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George North bursts away to score a wonderful individual try
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Israel Folau dots down twice, before the Lions target Michael Hooper in the centre, allowing Alex Cuthbert to cross the whitewash
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Kurtley Beale slips as he attempts a late penalty and the Lions escape with a 23-21 win
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Tom Court becomes the latest Irish Lion, appearing off the bench in a 35-0 win over the Melbourne Rebels
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North and Folau combine for one of the most memorable moments of the tour in the second Test
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The Wallabies deservedly score a 74th minute try through Adam Ashley-Cooper against a negative Lions side
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Halfpenney has a long-range penalty attempt to steal it in the last minute, but the Lions are deserved 15-16 losers
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The tourists’ scrum massacres the Wallabies’ scrum in Test three to ensure an easy victory
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Sexton is one of four try scorers in a 41-16 win at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney
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The injured O’Connell and dropped O’Driscoll join in the celebrations as the Lions win their first series since 1997
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