The British and Irish Lions have tasted their first defeat on Tour. Sir Clives heavyweight approach failed to see of the Maori in a tough even brutal encounter that left several players requiring stitches. In his own words Woodward later said " We've learned a huge lesson tonight.The score probably flattered us. We have to look closely at what happened and learn some lessons from it before the test series starts. I thought we made a great comeback but it would probably have been an injustice if we had sneaked in at the end"

Martin Williams had a prominent game covering ground at getting to breakdowns. Problems once again appeared at the line out phase which is a vital part of securing the ball with THOMPSON struggling to find his line out jumpers. Steve JONES and Tom SHANKLIN did little wrong other than creat a selection headache for WOODWARD who appears to have a selection nightmare on his hands unless key players find exceptional form and fast.

The Maori through a Leon MacDonald try and kicks by Hill and MacAlistar built up a 19-6 lead against Jones penalty kicks. ODriscoll Capt then broke through with a converted try to reduce the deficit to 19-13 .

Still chin up get on with the task in hand learn from the early exchanges lick your wounds and come out roaring for more.