Asked on Wednesday whether any players who took part in the 34-6 win over the Chiefs had played themselves into the test lineup the previous night, Rowntree said "potentially".
Nowell beat six defenders, more than any other Lion, in a much-improved 80-minute display, which also saw him make 57 metres, in addition to his two tries.
The Lions are employing the same security company that carried out such checks during the 2009 tour of South Africa and 2013 tour of Australia, Feehan added. The midweek side got into the swing of this pass and catch business in Hamilton and did it rather well.
"Our discipline in the Crusaders game was not anywhere near where it had been throughout the year, and we suffered because of it and allowed them to kick to the corners, kick penalties and build scoreboard pressure through it".
"I've not done anything different, the team's not done anything different, we just know if we build phases hopefully we can get on the end of them", said Nowell.
"We spoke about the quality of the squad before we left and some players haven't disappointed us".
"They are experts in electronic surveillance, to ensure that we are not being looked at or listened to".
Understandable probably given that while the Chiefs have been together fro seven months, this particular team was so devoid of regular starters that they weren't so far ahead of the Lions in time on the training paddock.
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His appeal: Nelson has scored at least 20 goals in each of the last three seasons - and a large bunch of them at even-strength. It would be, do we have too many players (to choose from). "I'm really pleased with what's available", McPhee said .
Just minutes later, a poor Chiefs chip was returned with interest by full-back Williams, the Wales star scorching clear and popping the ball up for Payne to score.
The result ended a sequence of mid-week defeats as the Lions, who earlier lost to the Auckland Blues and Otago Highlanders, starved the Chiefs of attacking opportunities.
"At one point captain Rory Best went up to Garces and said, 'when we put those little dinks in behind them they're body checking.' The Lions are fed up with this sort of nonsense, as the whole of rugby should be, and have decided to make a concerted protest".
Gatland's argument was that "the frustrating thing for us is the amount of blocking that's going on. We wanted to move the ball about and any try in a Lions shirt means a lot". We've raised it with the ref already. He believes they are now ready to face New Zealand.
Reason continued: "They are and, of course, the real name for it is cheating", bore summing up his opinion piece with the following observation.
Jack Nowell was the best player on the ground tonight. "Rugby is an easier game when there isn't a nail strip stretched out in front of your wheels".
The most important of them is not conceding penalties, which he says gives lifeblood to the men in red.
England wing Jack Nowell scored two tries as the British and Irish Lions recorded an impressive win over Waikato Chiefs in the last tour game before Saturday's first Test in Auckland.
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