B&I Lions: top stats performers - tackles, turnovers & more
- 2677
The British & Irish Lions raised their fists in victory in Cape Town last night as they defeated the World Champion Springboks in the first Test.
The arm-wrestle of an encounter ended with the Lions 22-15 ahead on the scoreboard and they will be looking to carry their winning momentum into next weekend.
We now take a look at the stats columns to see the top performers:
Tackles:
Alun Wyn Jones – 10
Courtney Lawes – 9
Tom Curry – 8
Carries:
Jack Conan – 11
Courtney Lawes – 8
Tom Curry & Robbie Henshaw – 7
Metres gained:
Jack Conan – 48
Robbie Henshaw – 47
Stuart Hogg – 32
Defenders beaten:
Anthony Watson – 7
Jack Conan, Duhan van der Merwe, Courtney Lawes – 2
Turnovers won:
Maro Itoje – 3
Duhan van der Merwe, Tom Curry – 2