Lions end tour on high note
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Joe Dyer /
04 July 2009 /
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Whitewash evaded as tourists win final test.
The Lions rounded off their South African tour with a 28-9 victory in Johannesburg - a win that was backed at a high of [4.5] on Betfair.
A pair of Shane Williams scores in the first half provided the bedrock for the win, which was as good as guaranteed when Ugo Monye broke clear for a length of the pitch try.
So it's a lost series for the Lions but the victory will have added a sheen of respectability after last weekend's last minute defeat.
Punters had clearly been expecting a whitewash - the 3-0 series score was backed as low as [1.3] on the exchange.
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