Captain Kieran Read leads New Zealand in the haka ahead of the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Auckland.
Captain Kieran Read leads New Zealand in the haka ahead of the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Auckland.
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The All Blacks were protecting an unbeaten run at Eden Park that stretches back to 1994.
The All Blacks were protecting an unbeaten run at Eden Park that stretches back to 1994.
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Codie Taylor celebrates scoring the first try of the match on a wet night in Auckland.
Codie Taylor celebrates scoring the first try of the match on a wet night in Auckland.
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But the Lions responded, Sean O'Brien going over to register the tourist's first try of the series. The Lions tour one of rugby's southern hemisphere superpowers -- New Zealand, Australia and South Africa -- once every four years.
But the Lions responded, Sean O'Brien going over to register the tourist's first try of the series. The Lions tour one of rugby's southern hemisphere superpowers -- New Zealand, Australia and South Africa -- once every four years.
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But in the second half, New Zealand overpowered their opponents. Rieko Ioane scored two tries to take the match away from the Lions.
But in the second half, New Zealand overpowered their opponents. Rieko Ioane scored two tries to take the match away from the Lions.
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