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Victor Matfield 7
He may not be much of a force around the field, but the Lions simply could not find a way to touch him in the lineout all series

Heinrich Brussow 6
The Lions had worked him out, they managed to remove him from the action at the tackle, reducing him to some rather petulant mauling off the ball

Juan Smith 6
Excellent, really quick for a big man but on the day, it was the style of Martyn Williams opposite that was far more effective

Ryan Kankowski 7
He is some athlete, but the gentlemen of the jury are still in conference as to his true all-round worth

Bench 4
The more of their first-choice players they brought on, the more the Lions dominated, and the arrival of Pierre Spies on the wing was just another aberration by the South African coach

Lions

Rob Kearney 9
Absolutely splendid, choice of play and execution almost beyond reproach, Ireland have a diamond

Ugo Monye 7
Welcome to the party, Ugo. He concentrated hard at close quarters, and sprinted in for the Test-winning try

Tommy Bowe 8
To step in out of position in a match of this stature and play so well, was a wonderful achievement

Riki Flutey 9
We knew he could do it, but this effort in midfield, and especially with the crunching tackles and sleight of hand, made you wish that more Kiwis would play for the Lions

Shane Williams 9
All the old instincts and steps were back, two searing tries and a smile back on Shane’s face

Stephen Jones 8
He emerged from a battering, his composure was sensational, this was probably his finest career hour

Mike Phillips 8
Dominant and influential throughout, and not half bad when beginning a whole new career as a centre towards the end

Andrew Sheridan 9
Yesterday he looked the forward that some of us have always known him to be. The new Beast in the scrum and hard yard carries

Matthew Rees 7
It was a shame that he took a heavy knock and had to leave the field because he has advanced really well under pressure on this tour

Phil Vickery 8
It is little late in career for a comeback, Lazarus had nothing on this. Left to a hero’s reception

Simon Shaw 7
Loses one mark for the binning, looked just a tad weary as he walked off but frankly, there is no medal yet minted big enough for what he has achieved

Paul O’Connell 8
His best game of the tour, he was in the ear of the referee and the Springboks, his carrying was not explosive but otherwise immense

Joe Worsley 7
How marvellous that he started a Test, and a man as hard as this will always fly in the environment

Jamie Heaslip 9
At last, the true Jamie. He had been disappointing in the series, but here we had an impersonation of Hercules

Martyn Williams 9
Better and better. He will be some player by the age of 50. Remarkably involved

Bench 9
All good news. Even John Hayes put in two big scrums, and Alun Jones had the ball under lock and key as the clock ran down