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Springboks must take frustration out on Lions to keep series alive

South Africa must take their frustration over officiating out on the British and Irish Lions when then they attempt to keep the series alive on Saturday. The Lions roared back in the second half of an...

Crunch Time - SA vs British & Irish Lions, Second Test

Lions 1, Springboks 0. Such is the situation after last weekend as we dive headfirst into the second Test, which has the makings of a beautiful and beastly affair.    The Lions stuck one on...

Milestone for Kitshoff as Springboks make changes for Second Test

Springbok prop Steven Kitshoff will earn his 50th Test cap at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday in the second Test of the Castle Lager Lions Series, with Jasper Wiese named at No 8 in this crucial...

Springboks Player Ratings v B&I Lions

Four penalties from Handre Pollard, playing his 50th Test, gave the Springboks a 12-3 half-time advantage as the struggling Lions were made to pay for indiscipline.   Warren Gatland's charges roared...

Springboks and Lions ready to collide in almighty Cape Town clash

South Africa and the British and Irish Lions will get to do battle in the Test series opener on Saturday.   After months of uncertainty over whether the tour will go ahead, the British and Irish...

Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi full press conference 20 July 2021

Springbok hooker hungry for action

Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi showed that there is real aggression bubbling under the surface of his team as he displayed plenty of fighting talk as the first Test inches closer.    “We’re...

Springbok milestone for Pollard in opener against Lions

Handré Pollard will earn his 50th cap in the momentous opening Test between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday – the first of three internationals...

The Springbok back row in Siya Kolisi's absence

The Springboks could be without influential captain Siya Kolisi in the open test match against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.   Kolisi is one of several players who have been stuck...

Doubts over Kolisi's involvement despite the Boks being at full complement

Jacques Nienaber had his full complement of players back in Springbok camp on Monday but there are still concerns over the availability of captain Siya Kolisi.   Captain Kolisi, prop Ox Nché...