Jonny Wilkinson makes an immediate impact on his first appearance of the tour, kicking two first-half penalties Gavin Henson breaks through tackles by Ross Filipo (R) and Mahonri Schwalger as the Lions exert pressure on Wellington Wilkinson watches on as Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll tries to break through the Wellington defence The impressive Gethin Jenkins scores the Lions first try on 36 minutes following good play by Dwayne Peel and Martin Corry Wilkinson converts Jenkins' try and then adds three more points with another penalty early on in the second half Jason Robinson fails to get past Wellington centre Ma'a Nonu during an uneventful second half at the Westpac Stadium Neil Back is in impressive form as he looks to cement his place in the Lions starting XV for the first Test against New Zealand Gareth Thomas ends any hopes of a Wellington comeback, chasing down his own chip-kick to score the Lions second try Thomas celebrates his try by patting his head, and Wilkinson adds the conversion to round off the Lions 23-6 win
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