More snore than roar on opening day for jaded Lions

Dwayne Sweeney was something of an outlier in the Provincial Barbarians side many in the Northern Hemisphere expected to roll over and have their tummies tickled by the British & Irish Lions on Saturday night.

NZ Provincial Barbarians 7 British & Irish Lions 13

Older than most of his team-mates at Toll Stadium, the 32-year-old Waikato centre has seen enough of the rugby world to understand the Lions led by his former coach Warren Gatland were on a hiding to nothing in this opening game for the 2017 tourists.