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Tom Richards Trophy
Lions dazzle in finale
Australia 16 - Lions 41
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Alex Corbisiero of the Lions celebrates scoring a try during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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The Lions pack power through the Wallabies to win a penalty during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Magnificent Lions win the series
An outstanding performance from the British and Irish Lions sealed a rampant 41-16 victory over Australia to win the Test series 2-1.
Australia were simply unable to live with the Lions in the second half, with the tourists unleashing a triple punch of tries from Jonathan Sexton, George North and Jamie Roberts - inspired by the brilliance of Leigh Halfpenny.
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Injured captain Sam Warburton and Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones hold the Tom Richards Cup aloft after the Lions victory in the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Leigh Halfpenny of the Lions races away from Will Genia during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Leigh Halfpenny of the Lions races away from Joe Tomane during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Man of the Match: Alex Corbisiero deserves a ton of praise, but impossible to look past the Player of the Series - Leigh Halfpenny.
Moment of the Match: The Wallabies had fought and clawed their back into the match before Jonathan Sexton cantered under the posts and stopped the fightback.
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Alex Corbisiero of the Lions scores the first try of the match during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Jesse Mogg of the Wallabies is tackled by Geoff Parling of the British & Irish Lions during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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The Tom Richards Trophy is an international rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of British and Irish Lions vs. Australia test series. It was commissioned for the 2001 British Lions tour to Australia and the inaugural winner was Australia, who won the series 2-1. This was the first time that Australia had managed to defeat the Lions in a series. 12 years later, the Lions won the 2013 tour to Australia 1-2, making them the current holders of the trophy.The two teams' first meeting was in Australia in 1899 where they played a four test series, won by the Lions 3-1.
Tom Richards was the only player to have played for both the Wallabies and Lions. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign and for his efforts in France was awarded the Military Cross. In 1908 Richards played in the first Wallaby team to tourBritain and won the gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. In 1910 he represented the Lions as a replacement on the their tour to South Africa whilst living in the country. In 1912 he was selected for the Wallaby tour to the US and Canada.
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Jamie Roberts of the Lions makes a break to score a try during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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James O'Connor of the Wallabies tackles George North of the Lions during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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Lions Tour - Lions thump Australia in famous series win
The British and Irish Lions made a blistering start, rode an Australian fightback and ran out record 41-16 winners in the decisive third Test on Saturday to end a 16-year wait for a Test series triumph.
After just three points separated the two sides in the first two matches, the Lions built their emphatic victory on the back of a dominant scrum to join the hallowed tourists of 1971, 1974 and 1997 as series winners in the modern era.
After a tight first Test in Brisbane and second in Melbourne, the decider looked like being a rout after 25 minutes with the home side reduced to 14 men, their scrum in disarray and the Lions 19-3 up.
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The scrum packs down during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions at ANZ Stadium on July 6, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.
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