
Review: Lions deserved to go 1-0 up
Mark Keohane is joined by former British & Irish Lions great Scott Gibbs to dissect the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions.
Mark Keohane is joined by former British & Irish Lions great Scott Gibbs to dissect the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions.
There’s nothing quite like the reaction from the Xhosa commentary team after Lukhanyo Am lined up this massive tackle on Elliot Daly this past Saturday.
Check out this post-match clip as Jean de Villiers, Joel Stransky and Schalk Burger reviewed the Boks’ loss to the Lions, including the identification of an inability to problem-solve under pressure.
The Bulls moved to second place on the Currie Cup log after scoring six tries in their victory over a young Lions side at Loftus Versfeld this past Sunday.
Tristan Leyds scored a brace of tries and Evan Roos put in another standout performance as Western Province got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory over the Pumas in Nelspruit.
Rassie Erasmus has responded to a clip highlighting some refereeing inconsistencies from this past Saturday’s first Test, but has reiterated there will be no excuses from the Springboks.
Nick Mallett believes that while the British & Irish Lions deserved to win the first Test against the Springboks, TMO Marius Jonker’s lack of intervention regarding player safety should be questioned.
The British & Irish Lions overturned a nine-point deficit in the second half to claim an all-important win over the Springboks in the first Test of the three-match series in Cape Town.
The Springboks were only awarded a penalty after Hamish Watson completed a tip tackle on Willie le Roux in the second half of the British & Irish Lions’ first Test victory. What did you think of the decision?
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi shares his thoughts following their opening Test defeat by the British & Irish Lions.