Lions fans soak up the atmosphere as their team prepare to take on Super 14 side the Sharks at the ABSA Stadium in Durban, the fourth game of the South African tour
The Lions have an enormous amount of possession in the early stages but the Sharks, despite being without their Springbok stars, produce a superb defensive effort
Centre Brian O'Driscoll almost breaks the deadlock when he intercepts a pass to run the length of the field. However, the Irish skipper is brought down just before the line by Lwazi Mvovo
The pressure finally tells on 23 minutes, when England hooker Lee Mears dives over from close range
Scrum-half Mike Phillips gives the Lions a perfect start to the second half with a well-taken try following a neat step and dummy
O'Driscoll creates the third try on the hour with a storming run down the wing before playing in Leinster team-mate Luke Fitzgerald
Full-back Lee Byrne has effectively nailed down the Test jersey and he caps an impressive display with a fine solo try
With the clock running down and the Sharks tiring after all their tackling, Leinster number eight Jamie Heaslip dives over to complete the victory
The only possible concern on an otherwise pleasing night for the Lions was the worrying-looking knock to the shoulder of centre Jamie Roberts, who ended the evening with his arm in a sling
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