Andy Farrell impressed in patches as British Irish Lions steamroller Queensland Reds

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British Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell during the warm up before the match.

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BRISBANE – British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell was happy with how his team settled to their task after conceding two early scores as they ran in eight tries to beat the Queensland Reds 52-12 on July 2.

As against the Western Force in Perth on June 28, the tourists had their line breached in the first quarter before dominating the contest and running up the score in Brisbane.

“Impressive in patches again,” Farrell said. “We played some nice rugby after we settled down. I think the first 10 minutes, the Reds started pretty well and we had a few errors on top of one another.

“But I thought we were nice and composed, even though it was a bit stop-start for us as far as continuity is concerned. But we ended up playing some nice rugby in the end.”

English wing Tommy Freeman scored two tries as the visitors outgunned the home side eight tries to two in a high-tempo game, building on a 21-12 half-time lead to romp home convincingly.

The last time the two teams met in 2013, the Lions were forced to hold off a determined Queensland to win 22-12.

It was a different story on July 2 as the Lions ran in five unanswered second-half tries in front of more than 46,000 fans.

“I guess as a team, we