With less than a week to go before the three-Test series between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions kicks off at Cape Town Stadium, the form and fitness of Alun Wyn Jones and Siya Kolisi are high on the list of hot talking points, writes ZELIM NEL.
British & Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has all but confirmed that Alun Wyn Jones will feature in the 23-man squad for the first Test against the Springboks this Saturday.
The British & Irish Lions scored seven unanswered tries at the Cape Town Stadium, as they outclassed the Stormers in their final warm-up match ahead of the Test series against the Springboks.
Alun Wyn Jones completed his remarkable comeback from injury in the British & Irish Lions’ 49-3 win over the Stormers on Saturday, but it was young flyhalf Marcus Smith who was the star of the show in Cape Town.
Follow the live action as the Stormers take on the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium.
The Bulls scored 17 unanswered second-half points to claim a 17-14 victory over South Africa A with a week to go until the first Test of the Lions series.
Take a look at the match-day squads for the fifth match of the British & Irish Lions tour between the visitors and Stormers at Cape Town Stadium. (more…)
Schalk Burger has shared his concerns that the Springboks could be going into the Test series against the British & Irish Lions shy of matches and will miss influential No 8 Duane Vermeulen.
Wrongfully labelled ‘one-trick ponies’, the Springboks will make light work of the British & Irish Lions in the looming Test series, according to former England back Austin Healey.
British & Irish Lions attack coach Gregor Townsend said on Friday that spending time in Covid-19-enforced isolation gave him time to do some intensive study of the opposition ahead of the Test series against South Africa.
