Skipper Maro Itoje celebrated his return with a attempt because the British & Irish Lions pulled away within the second half to beat the Queensland Reds 52-12 of their second tour match in Australia on Wednesday.
Tommy Freeman grabbed two tries and Andrew Porter, Duhan van der Merwe, Jac Morgan, Huw Jones and Gary Ringrose all additionally crossed because the Lions dissatisfied these within the 46,435 crowd at Brisbane’s Lang Park who have been hoping for an upset.
Jeffery Toomaga-Allen and Josh Flook had given the native followers hope with tries within the first 26 minutes earlier than the vacationers, who made 9 dealing with errors within the first half, hit their formidable stride.
Itoje was rested for the match in opposition to the Western Drive final weekend, resulting in some conjecture that his take a look at place was beneath risk, however he made a mockery of the concept with an announcement efficiency within the second row.
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