B&I Lions Top Stats Performers: tackles, carries & more

As expected, the British & Irish Lions trampled their last opponents before they tackle the Springboks in the first test. 

The final whistle sounded with the scoreboard reading 49-3 in the Lions’ favour as they despatched the Stormers in Cape Town. 

Two big talking points in the game were the return of Alun Wyn Jones to the squad and the brilliant performance of new recruit Marcus Smith who bravely made his mark on the game in wonderfully entertaining fashion. 

We take a look at the stats columns to determine the Lions’ top performers of the evening. 

Tackles 

Jonny Hill & Hamish Watson – 14 

Robbie Henshaw – 10  

Luke Cowan-Dickie, Rory Sutherland & Marcus Smith – 8 

Carries 

Tadhg Beirne – 11 

Duhan v/d Merwe & Stuart Hogg – 10  

Luke Cowan-Dickie – 8  

Clean breaks 

Marcus Smith – 4  

Duhan v/d Merwe – 3  

Jack Conan, Stuart Hogg, Sam Simmonds, Louis Rees-Zammit, Gareth Davies – 2 

Metres gained 

Duhan v/d Merwe – 146 

Marcus Smith – 87 

Stuart Hogg – 82  

Defenders beaten 

Duhan v/d Merwe – 8 

Marcus Smith – 5  

Jack Conan & Luke Cowan-Dickie – 4