The British & Irish Lions were made to work, but eased to a 36-24 win over a depleted ACT Brumbies team in Canberra on Wednesday in a victory soured by another backline injury.

The Lions slowly pulled clear with second-half tries from Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier, but the strongest line-up fielded by head coach Andy Farrell so far on tour were unconvincing with the series opener against Australia just 10 days away.

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Live score, team news, text commentary, video highlights and analysis from Canberra where the British and Irish Lions face the Brumbies in their fourth tour game in Australia; watch live on Sky Sports