Jonny Wilkinson's Lions tour effectively ended when he injured himself after a technically incorrect tackle on All Blacks golden boy Daniel Carter in Christchurch.

Wilkinson suffered two "stingers" - a nerve problem associated with shoulder and neck injuries which sends a sharp burning pain down the arm - in the second Test.

They happened when Wilkinson's body was in the wrong position for a tackle, putting extra strain on his left arm and shoulder.

But what is the best way to bring down the attacking might of New Zealand?

Wasps head coach Shaun Edwards told BBC Sport the most effective way of stopping the All Blacks.

The most important point to remember when you are going for a tackle is to get your head and feet as close to the ball carrier as possible.

If you are aiming high, hit hard with your shoulder. Aim just underneath the ball and drive through with your legs.

This is where the power will come from.

That is pretty much the text-book way of approaching the tackle.

But the way the Lions defend is very different to the way we defend at Wasps.

We have a more aggressive form of defence, we are a lot more attacking in our tackling.

Edwards believes the Lions way of defending is "old fashioned"

This means we are constantly hitting the players to force them to make handling errors or knock the ball from their hands.

We try to ensure all of our tackles hurt - this means coming in from the front, coming in hard with the shoulder to force turnovers.

The Lions, though, have more of a passive form of defence.

They tend to come more side-on in their tackles, aiming for the legs and bringing them down that way.

To be honest, that method of tackling doesn't really hurt.

Both Phil Larder and Mike Ford (Lions defensive coaches) have their own defensive philosophy and I have mine.

But if you are competing against a backline like New Zealand's, you give the backs too much time if you defend that way.

Players like Dan Carter have plenty of opportunities to exert their influence, like we saw in Christchurch.

South Africa used a similar defensive philosophy as we do at Wasps last year in the Tri-Nations.

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They rushed up and were straight in the faces of the Australians and the All Blacks, which contributed to their success in the competition.

The Lions obviously have a different defensive strategy, but I think the way they defend is old fashioned.