The Lions enjoy a fine start as Shane Williams completes a good move by squeezing in at the corner in the fourth minute
The second try comes six minutes later when Martin Corry is on hand to finish after good initial work by Andrew Sheridan
Things begin to look ominous for the hosts as Geordan Murphy adds to a second try by Williams to build a commanding lead
On the half-hour mark Jason Robinson dives over after collecting a pass from scrum-half Chris Cusiter
Williams completes his hat-trick in flamboyant style as Manawatu find themselves 38-6 down at half-time
After only five minutes of the second half, Charlie Hodgson and Ollie Smith find themselves on the try-scorers list
Williams gets his fourth as a simple pass from Murphy gives him his chance - the Lions' lead now exceeds 50 points
Veteran Neil Back comes on as a substitute and darts through to score under the posts after a surging run from Simon Shaw
Hodgson converts successfully to take his individual points tally to 19 before being replaced by Ronan O'Gara
The Irishman feeds fellow countryman Gordon D'Arcy who scores after strolling through some tired defence
Further tries follow from O'Gara, Mark Cueto and Gareth Cooper before Williams gets his fifth to bring up 100 points
Cueto's second try completes the rout in the last minute as the Lions record an emphatic 109-6 victory
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