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17th June 2017
03:12pm BST

O'Brien scored the highest of all the victorious Lions in the Stuff player ratings. Coming home with an 8.5 out of 10, Robert Van Royen declared:
'[He was] part of a loose forward trio which helped shut the home side out of the game. Immense at the breakdown.'The Leinster flanker certainly was and he personally secured two turnovers for his team while playing a large part in another. While O'Brien also gets an 8/10 in the New Zealand Herald, the top rated player is Ireland tighthead Tadhg Furlong. Their reporter, Andrew Alderson, writes:
'Direct running and support in early phases. Scrummaging against him looks like trying to shift a refrigerator.'He's not far off!
Elsewhere in the ratings, on both sites, Lions captain Peter O'Mahony was praised for backing his pack when the Maori were temporarily reduced to 14 men.
Johnny Sexton averaged out at 7.5, with both outlets praising his kicking out of hand and running lines that 'caused all sorts of problems' for the hosts. Conor Murray was awarded an 8 by both reporters and his box-kicking abilities were lauded.
The Lion with the worst player rating was George North, who scored 5 and 6 in the respective outlets. The Welsh winger's first half mistake gave up an easy Maori try and he is by no means certain of a Test place next weekend.Explore more on these topics: