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First Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show

Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town

1. RORY SUTHERLAND
A late replacement for the injured Wyn Jones, conceded a first-half scrum penalty and more effective in the loose than tight.
Rating: 6

2. LUKE COWAN-DICKIE
Lost two line-outs in the first-half, but helped turn the game with his try from a maul after the break.
Rating: 6

3. TADHG FURLONG
Kept the Lions’ scrum upright at the point the Springboks were on top, made his tackles count.
Rating: 7

4. MARO ITOJE
What more can be said? Kept the Lions in the match in the first-half with key turnovers, dominant after the break.
Rating: 9

5. ALUN WYN JONES (C)
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