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Rugby-British & Irish Lions 13 NZ Barbarians 7 - Tour match result

June 3 (Reuters) - British and Irish Lions beat New Zealand Provincial Barbarians 13-7 (halftime 3-7) in the opening game of their 10-match tour at Okara Park in Whangarei on Saturday. Scorers: British and Irish Lions Try - Anthony Watson; Conversions - Owen Farrell; Penalties - Johnny Sexton, Greig Laidlaw Barbarians Try - Sam Anderson-Heather; Conversions - Bryn Gatland. Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia) Attendance: 19,951 Remaining fixtures: June 7 v Auckland Blues, Auckland June 10 v Canterbury Crusaders, Christchurch June 13 v Otago Highlanders, Dunedin June 17 v Maori All Blacks, Rotorua June 20 v Waikato Chiefs, Hamilton June 24 v All Blacks, Auckland June 27 v Wellington Hurricanes, Wellington July 1 v All Blacks, Wellington July 8 v All Blacks, Auckland (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney,; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty and Pritha Sarkar)