80 mins: TRY Manawatu 6-109 Lions
In the last action of a total mismatch, Mark Cueto slides over at the corner. O'Gara misses the conversion, but the result had been wrapped up well before half time.

79 mins: Simon Easton becomes the third player to go to the sin-bin for persistent offences at the breakdown but with two seconds on the clock, it is irrelevant.

76 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-104 Lions
Shane Williams brings up the century of the points with another straightforward try. The Lions spot an overlap and simple hands get the ball to Williams who crosses on the left. O'Gara kicks a tricky conversion.

74 mins: An interception sees Manawatu's Paula Maisiri fly up the left wing. He is caught by the cover but shows great imagination to put in a cross-kick collected by Ben Trew. The Lions give away a penalty and then a tackle straight after the tap from Matt Stevens sees the prop embarrassingly sent to the sin-bin.

72 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-95 Lions
Gareth Cooper scores probably the easiest try of his career. Shane Williams' punt forward brings play under the posts and the ball pops out of the under-manned ruck for a walk to the line for Cooper. O'Gara gets another two points.

70 mins: Manawatu pound the Lions try-line with some decent attacking rugby, but a potential scoring pass goes to ground and the Lions escape.

68 mins: The Manawatu defence are finally able to lay a hand on Shane Williams as he is bundled into touch after being turned by a kick over the top.

67 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-88 Lions
Another try for Ronan O'Gara, the Lions' 14th of the match. Good work from Shane Williams, Cooper and Back is followed by O'Gara bursting onto the ball and strolling over. He scores the conversion.

66 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-81 Lions
After stemming the flow for a few minutes, the Manawatu defence let prolific winger Mark Cueto through. He sidesteps past the full-back and outpaces the cover to dot down under the posts. O'Gara cannot miss the conversion.

63 mins: The gap in fitness between the part-timers and the Lions is stark as the Manawatu players start to suffer with cramp.

60 mins: Still some errors in the Lions game though. Turnover ball sees Cooper scamper down the left, but the move loses its way and Back knocks on. Matt Stevens comes on for prop John Hayes.

57 mins: Manawatu show some pride with a decent run from winger Johnny Leota and they then win a penalty on the right, kicking for the corner.

56 mins: TRY Manawatu 6-74 Lions Neil Back offloads in the tackle and the supporting Ronan O'Gara goes down the left wing for another easy score. O'Gara cannot add the extras though.

54 mins: TRY Manawatu 6-69 Lions
O'Gara wastes no time in making an impression and provides a lovely pass for centre Gordon D'Arcy to stroll through some tired defence on the left. O'Gara sends the conversion wide.

51 mins: More substitutions for the Lions. Ronan O'Gara replaces Charlie Hodgson at fly-half and Mark Cueto comes on for Jason Robinson.

49 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-64 Lions
It's almost too easy for the Lions as Neil Back scores under the posts. Simon Shaw embarks on an astonishing run straight from the kick-off, and falls just short of the line himself. Back has the simplest of tasks to take the ball at the back of the ruck and burst over. Hodgson knocks over the extras.

47 mins: TRY Manawatu 6-57 Lions It's that man again. Shane Williams goes over in on the left after the forwards commit all the tacklers to the ruck. A simple pass from Murphy gives Williams his fourth try of the match.

45 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-52 Lions
Shane Williams is popping up all over the field in a game that is made for his brand of running rugby. A burst up the middle almost results in a score and it is only a matter of time before the ball comes right - again through Williams - to allow Ollie Smith to go over. Another conversion for Hodgson.

41 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 6-45 Lions
The Lions make the perfect start to the second half as Charlie Hodgson crosses under the posts. Almost straight from the kick-off the Lions steal possession and after a succession of forward drives, Manawatu run out of tacklers. Hodgson converts his own score.

0905: The Lions come out for the second half, making three substitutions. Brent Cockbain makes his Lions debut in place of O'Callaghan, Neil Back replaces Martyn Williams and Gareth Cooper comes on for Cusiter.

40 mins: The referee blows up for half-time with the Lions in firm control, albeit against one of the weaker opposition sides of their tour. Gordon Bulloch is substituted for Andy Titterrell just before the break although it is not immediately clear whether it is for a slight injury or to give the Scot a rest ahead of Saturday's Test.

38 mins: PENALTY Manawatu 6-38 Lions Another Lions indiscretion gives Hargreaves a penalty from in front of the posts. The scrum-half has no problems getting his side's second score.

35 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 3-38 Lions
A hat-trick try for Shane Williams who is enjoying himself with the space out wide. He takes a quick tap penalty and gives Ollie Smith a short pop pass. The centre shows good strength to take the ball, hold off a challenge and off-load to the looping Williams who scores with an elaborate dive. Hodgson scores the conversion.

32 mins: PENALTY Manawatu 3-31 Lions
Manawatu are awarded a penalty for an offence at the breakdown and, after some deliberation, Jonathan Hargreaves gets his side on the scoreboard with a well-struck kick.

30 mins: TRY Manawatu 0-31 Lions
Jason Robinson ends his try drought with a score on the right. A lightning break from Cusiter opens up the defence, and his sympathetic pass allows Robinson to dive over in the corner.

29 mins: Manawatu skipper Nathan Kemp shows his frustration with a late and high challenge on Hodgson. The referee has no hesitation in sending him to the sin-bin.

27 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 0-26 Lions
A turnover gives the Lions a big overlap on the right and full-back Geordan Murphy makes no mistake. Cusiter spots the numbers and simple passes from Michael Owen, Corry and Robinson give Murphy all the time he needs. Hodgson kicks the extras.

24 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 0-19 Lions
Shane Williams shows some remarkable upper-body strength to barge over for his second try of the match. A short pass from Cusiter leads to Williams side-stepping twice before muscling his way through the tackle of Nathan Kemp and sprinting in under the posts. Hodgson adds the easy conversion.

22 mins: The Lions make a mess of a Manawatu line-out, and Martyn Williams snaffles up possession. He drives forward towards the posts but the ball slips out of his grasp as the cover defence gets to him.

19 mins: Hodgson's kicking out of hand takes play inside the Manawatu 22 again but O'Callaghan climbs all over his man at the line-out to concede a penalty.

18 mins: Jason Robinson is seeing more ball than in the whole first Test, but is perhaps guilty of trying too hard to impress early on. A promising attack down the centre ends when he coughs up possession.

16 mins: The Lions win a scrum in the Manawatu 22 after an accidental offside, but waste the opportunity after going into the scrum before the referee's signal.

13 mins: Manawatu are adjudged offside at the breakdown. The Lions reject a kickable penalty in favour of a kick to the corner.

10 mins: CONVERTED TRY Manawatu 0-12 Lions
Martin Corry crosses for the Lions' second try, after a turnover on halfway. Andrew Sheridan bursts forward, releasing Robinson who beats his man before passing to Chris Cusiter. Corry is rewarded for his support play with a straightforward run to the line. Hodgson curls in the conversion.

8 mins: The Lions scrum looks to be well on top with Andrew Sheridan causing his opposite man plenty of problems.

6 mins: The Lions are getting plenty of possession and look keen to get the ball wide as often as they can with both wingers seeing plenty of the ball. Nevertheless, the Manawatu defence stands firm.

4 mins: TRY Manawatu 0-5 Lions
Lovely hands from the backs, and Geordan Murphy in particular, release Jason Robinson down the right wing. The Lions recycle and swing the ball to the left. A step and instant acceleration from winger Shane Williams sees him squeeze in at the corner and, after deliberation from the video referee, the try is awarded. Charlie Hodgson misses the conversion.

2 mins: The first Lions line-out goes smoothly, with O'Callaghan taking and the pack driving him on.

1 min: The Lions are let off the hook when Manawatu knock on and then win a penalty as the hosts' front row break the binding at the scrum.

0810: Manawatu get the game underway and the Lions make an inauspicious start with a fumble from O'Callaghan.

0806: The Lions line up arm-in-arm as tour song "The Power of Four" is sung, while the New Zealand national anthem follows for the Manawatu team.

0805: The Manawatu players follow the Lions out onto the pitch to roars from the local crowd.

0804: The Lions players are first out of the tunnel, and thy immediately form a tight huddle near the half-way line. Donncha O'Callaghan and captain Gordon Bulloch both seem to be taking a vocal role in geeing up their side.

0802: Weather conditions are significantly better than the heavy rain and strong wind endured in the Test on Saturday, with clear skies raising hopes of some running rugby from the Lions.

0756: The Lions jog back into the changing room to prepare for their last-minute preparations.

0752: Both teams are running through their pre-match practice routines on the pitch at Palmerston North, while some Maori dancers provide an impressive visual spectacle in the middle of the pitch.

The Lions are moments away from a game they must win handsomely to restore confidence following Saturday's Test defeat.

A number of players appear to have been axed from the team that lost to the All Blacks by being selected for the midweek side.

However, Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward insists players can force their way into the Test 22 with a good performance.

Manawatu: Frank Bryant; Bevan Gray, Jason Campbell, Matt Oldridge, Johnny Leota; Graham Smith, Jonathan Hargreaves; Sam Moore, Nathan Kemp (capt), Keni Barrett, Tim Faleafaga, Paul Rodgers, Hayden Triggs, Josh Bradnock, Bryan Matenga.
Replacements: Simon Easton, Isaac Cook, Paula Maisiri, Chris Moke, David Palu, Nick Buckley, Ben Trew.

Lions: Geordan Murphy; Jason Robinson, Ollie Smith, Gordon D'Arcy, Shane Williams; Charlie Hodgson, Chris Cusiter; Andy Sheridan, Gordon Bulloch (capt), John Hayes, Simon Shaw, Donncha O'Callaghan, Martin Corry, Martyn Williams, Michael Owen.
Replacements: Andy Titterrell, Matt Stevens, Brent Cockbain, Neil Back, Gareth Cooper, Ronan O'Gara, Mark Cueto.

Referee: Lyndon Bray.