The Springboks handle the British and Irish Lions 27-9 to level the series
The British and Irish Lions have lost 27-9 to South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town, with the three-match series now level at 1-1. South Africa backs Makazole Mapimpi and Lukhanyo Am have scored second-half tries as the Springboks beat the British and Irish Lions 27-9 to win the second Test at the Cape Town Stadium and level the series. Handre Pollard added five penalties and a conversion for a 17-point contribution while the Lions points all came off the boot of Dan Biggar in a niggly and ill-tempered contest on Saturday that was again one for the purists rather than the enthusiast. The result sets up a decider next Saturday after the Lions had won an attritional first Test 22-17. The Lions were 9-6 up at halftime but the Springboks bounced back with a dominant second-half performance. They scored 21 unanswered points in the second period, a reversal from the first Test when it was the Lions who roared to the win with forward dominance after halftime. “That was special, i...