Wellington —Winger Jack Nowell scored two tries as the British and Irish Lions ruthlessly exploited a yellow card for Chiefs flanker Mitchell Brown to register a 34-6 victory in their final tour match on Tuesday before the opening All Blacks Test on Saturday. The Lions were awarded a penalty try, which resulted in Brown receiving his 10-minute sojourn on the sidelines, then Nowell and Jared Payne both touched down while he was off the field as the visitors’ sustained pressure finally paid off. Flyhalf Dan Biggar added three conversions and two penalties in the Hamilton encounter for the Lions, who now head to Auckland to face New Zealand in the first match of a three-Test series. Captain Stephen Donald slotted two first-half penalties for a Chiefs side put under constant pressure from the visitors, who retained the ball for long periods and smothered any attack. "We’re very happy, this was a tough fixture," Lions captain Rory Best said. "We came here tonight to mix it up. We felt we...
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