The British & Irish Lions sent out an ominous warning to the Wallabies before the first test next weekend, thrashing the AUNZ Invitational side 48-0 at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.

The British and Irish Lions produced their best performance of the tour so far with a thumping 48-0 win over an Australia and New Zealand invitational side. Here are three things we learned from the match in Adelaide.

The British and Irish Lions thrashed the AUNZ Invitational XV in their last game before the first Test against the Wallabies, pwering to a 48-0 win featuring eight tries at the Adelaide Oval. Duhan van der Merwe ran in a hat-trick, with two tries before half-time and this effort after 63 minutes.