The Lions nailed their biggest ever win in New Zealand but what will Sir Clive Woodward have learned ahead of the second Test?

Here, we analyse the Lions' 109-6 rout of Manawatu.

TACTICS:

The Lions' trip to Palmerston North took on added importance after their mauling by the All Blacks and Test places for Saturday were up for grabs.

Manawatu, second division minnows, were always going to be the Lions' weakest opponents, so to get anything from the game Sir Clive Woodward's men needed a clinical performance.

After Saturday's debacle the tactical kicking had to be disciplined, the lineout had to be dominant and the forwards needed to set a platform that would create space for the Lions backs to send a message to the All Blacks that they can play rugby.

The game was really only a contest for half an hour but the Lions succeeded in doing everything they set out to - Hodgson's kicking was excellent, they made no mistakes in the lineout, the scrum was dominant and the attacking execution was precise.

LEADERSHIP:

Gordon Bulloch took over the captaincy with Charlie Hodgson a surprise selection as his deputy.

Against Southland last week the Lions lost shape once the game was won, and even when the tries were rolling in it was important the focus remained intent. Bulloch and Hodgson ensured that was the case in the first half.

Bulloch was replaced at the interval and when Ronan O'Gara came on for Hodgson the Lions continued to make sure their game did not become ragged. O'Gara kicked for position when necessary and the Lions turned in a wholly professional performance.

KICKING:

Charlie Hodgson's tactical kicking game was magnificent. On pure form he would be the Lions' Test fly-half.

Today he seemed to have dynamite in his boots as he found touch with kicks which ate up the yards. He was disappointingly inconsistent in front of goal but still landed seven conversions.

Ronan O'Gara slotted five when he came on and continued the Lions' disciplined kicking game.

FORWARDS:

The lineout, which started with Bulloch throwing to Donncha O'Callaghan and Simon Shaw, was faultless - a major bonus for the Lions after they conspired to lose eight of their own throws against the All Blacks.

Both locks carried the ball excellently and did their Test chances no harm at all.

The Lions were dominant in the pack and Andrew Sheridan enjoyed another standout game, both in the tight and the loose.

Martyn Williams and Neil Back both performed well but the only constant complaint is that their support at the breakdown was still too slow to arrive.

Had the Lions been going backwards, like they were on Saturday, it would have been a major problem.

ATTACK:

This was the Lions' finest attacking performance of the tour. The game was really only a contest for half an hour, but in that time Shane Williams scored twice while Martin Corry and Geordan Murphy opened the Lions a winning margin.

After that it became something of a procession but the execution was clinical as the Lions ran in 17 tries.

Chris Cusiter, a bright spark at scrum-half, combined well again with Charlie Hodgson at stand-off.

Williams went looking for work and was a constant threat, Ollie Smith created two tries brilliantly and then finished another, while Gordon D'Arcy enjoyed his best game of the tour.

With the side going forward, Donncha O'Callaghan, Simon Shaw, Michael Owen and Martin Corry all made a telling attacking impact.

DEFENCE:

Defence has been the one solid part of the Lions' game all tour, and although they were hardly tested today, the empty 'tries-against' column will please Phil Larder and Mike Ford.

In a game which ended as such a one-sided contest it can be difficult for sides to retain their shape and there was evidence that the Lions' line went slightly ragged.

But that was because Manawatu had no ball and posed them no genuine try-scoring threat.