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That's a wrap for this evening.

The Sharks gave the Lions a scare, and a shock was on the cards with the scores level at half-time. But the tourists demonstrated their superior quality in the second half as the Sharks tired following a red card for Jaden Hendrikse.

With another 11 tries racked up in Pretoria tonight, the Lions remain unbeaten on this tour.

Next is a game against South Africa A in Cape Town on Wednesday, the Lions' penultimate warm-up match before their Test series against the Springboks begins in a fortnight.

We hope you can join us on Wednesday. In the meantime, have a good weekend and thanks for joining us today.

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Lions fly-half Dan Biggar tells Sky Sports: "We were a bit loose in the first half. We were forcing balls a bit and overplayed.

"We stuck to our plans a bit more in the second half.

"We know we'll come up against very different opposition in the Tests, and we know we'll have to improve.

"We're under no illusions that the Tests will be a different proposition."

On Marcus Smith's call-up, Biggar says: "He's been absolutely flying. He thoroughly deserves his call-up and we look forward to welcoming him in."

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Safe to say that was the Lions' toughest test so far in South Africa.

The Sharks, who lost 54-7 to the Lions three days earlier, were level 26-26 at the break with three of their tries coming from mistakes by the tourists.

But scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse's 45th-minute red card for a cheap shot elbow to Liam Williams' head swung the game.

The Lions piled on the points with wing Anthony Watson scoring two of 11 tries.

You can read the match report of their 71-31 victory here.

Lions captain for the evening Jamie George tells Sky Sports: "Fair play to the Sharks for the way they fronted up after playing on Wednesday.

"There was a lot of stuff we can take from that and a lot we can work on.

"I thought they [Sharks] brought a lot higher intensity than they brought on Wednesday. We probably got too flustered in the first half.

"I'm so proud [to be captain]. It's been a great day for me and my family."

Well, what a game that was.

There were 16 tries in total, with the Lions scoring 11 of them.

You could be forgiven for forgetting the scores were level at half-time, with the Sharks running in four first-half tries to make it 26-26.

But once scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse was sent off in the 46th minute, it was always going to be a tall order for the home side.

That was a thorough workout for the Lions. It looked like a shock might have been on the cards but they were ultimately comfortable winners.

With Conor Murray off the field, Elliot Daly has a go at scrum-half for a Lions scrum five metres from their own line.

He tries a rather audacious back-flicked pass which goes awry but they were playing with advantage anyway.

Dan Biggar kicks to touch and the Lions survive that little spell of Sharks pressure without conceding.

The mounting penalty count eventually catches up with the Lions and scrum-half Conor Murray is sent to the sin-bin.

The Lions will end the game with 14 men.

The Lions concede another penalty and the Sharks kick to touch once more.

Again the maul is repelled and, as the Sharks give their backs a go, referee Wayne Barnes calls them back for the latest penalty.

For a fourth time in four minutes, the Sharks kick to the corner.

A chance for the Lions to work on their maul defence now as the Sharks kick to the corner again.

The Sharks have the ball. It's been a while.

The hosts have a penalty. It's in kickable range but, as they're 35 points down with nine minutes left, something tells me they won't have a shot at goal.

No rolling maul this time. Instead, replacement Lions prop Wyn Jones rampages over the line but is held up.

Scrum five for the Lions.

As the Lions' tries pile up, so do the Sharks' penalties conceded.

The latest misdemeanour gives Dan Biggar another chance to kick to the corner.

Another rolling maul incoming?