Adams scores four tries as British and Irish Lions beat Sigma Lions

Wales wing Josh Adams scored four tries as the British and Irish Lions opened their South African tour with a 56-14 victory over the Sigma Lions in Johannesburg.

Adams ran in with four well-taken tries after the break to take the contest out of sight, with replacement Gareth Davies also scoring a try.

Debutant Louis Rees-Zammit scored a fourth-minute try, followed by a try each from Ali Price and Hamish Watson.

The hosts lost heart and couldn't make the altitude count in their favour.

Four years ago, the Lions opened their tour with a stuttering 13-7 win over a thrown-together New Zealand Barbarians side that bolstered All Black confidence rather than the tourists'.

In a match played behind closed doors, this was a far more convincing victory as club and country combinations brought cohesion to a near-scratch side.

The British and Irish Lions will now meet Cell C Sharks this Wednesday in their second match of their South African tour.

[Source: BBC]