Lions Tour: Lions roar to victory
The Lions have recorded a superb 29-13 win over Australia in the first test in Brisbane today.
Tries from Jason Robinson, Dafydd James, Brian O'Driscoll, Scott Quinnell, and nine points from the boot of Jonny Wilkinson gave the tourists a famous victory.
The Lions led 29-3 ten minutes into the second half, but Australia rallied with tries from Andrew Walker and Nathan Grey.
Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll was undoubtedly the man of the match, creating one try and scoring another, only to be denied a second by Joe Roff superb first-half interception.
Robinson started the rout after just two minutes with a brilliant try.
Welsh winger Daffyd James then added the second five minutes before the break.
O'Driscoll got try number three under the posts after the restart, before Scott Quinnell snatched the fourth after 51 minutes.
It was a historic victory for the Lions, who will now be looking forward to the second test in Melbourne later in the tour.
