English second row Simon Shaw was named man of the match after a storming display as he became, at the age of 35, the oldest Lions Test debutant in history.
But Lawes is not just a "crash, bang, wallop" destroyer, as his magnificent display against Munster's Ireland and Lions second-row pairing of Paul O'Connell and Donnacha O'Callaghan in the Heineken Cup demonstrated.