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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...

The British and Irish Lions' series with South Africa will go to a decider after the Springboks win a fiery second Test 27-9 at Cape Town Stadium. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58041234 https://therugbystore.com.au/south-africa-27-9-british-and-irish-lions-springboks-level-series-in-fiery-encounter/

The British and Irish Lions will bid to go 2-0 up in a Test series for the first time since 1997 on Saturday, but Rassie Erasmus took the limelight in the game's build-up. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58027772 https://therugbystore.com.au/british-and-irish-lions-bid-for-series-win-but-rassie-erasmus-is-in-the-limelight/

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says Australian referee Nic Berry didn’t give him as much respect as he showed to British and Irish Lions counterpart Alun Wyn Jones in the first Test last weekend in Cape Town. The World Cup-winning skipper’s comment on Friday backed up the initial claim by South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus on Thursday that Berry had treated Kolisi differently from Jones. Kolisi’s comments came after Rugby Australia had jumped to the defence of its referee Berry, calling the comments from Erasmus in a long video full of grievances “unacceptable and against the spirit and values of the game.” Speaking on the eve of Saturday’s second Test at Cape Town Stadium, Kolisi said: “I didn’t feel respected and I feel I wasn’t given a fair opportunity.” Sports opinion delivered daily       function edmWidgetSignupEvent() window.roarAnalytics.customEvent( ...

Rassie Erasmus has offered to stand down from South Africa’s series against the British and Irish Lions after posting online an hour-long video in which he launches an unprecedented attack on Australian referee Nic Berry. Erasmus’ extraordinary monologue lasts 62 minutes and includes 26 clips from Saturday’s 22-17 first Test defeat by the Lions at Cape Town Stadium, with Berry’s performance repeatedly in the crosshairs. South Africa’s director of rugby is addressing World Rugby’s head of referees Joel Jutge and director of rugby Joe Schmidt during the video, in which he says he’s willing to quit for the second and third matches of the series. GOT A SPARE 62 MINUTES? WATCH THE ERASMUS VIDEO HERE World Rugby is understood to be concerned and disappointed by comments that pile pressure on the officials for Saturday’s second Test and is seeking an explanation from SA Rugby. “World Rugby notes the comments made by Rassie Erasmus. The nature of these will be raised with the union via th...

South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus records an hour-long video monologue railing against the refereeing in his side's first-Test defeat by the British and Irish Lions. Original source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/58012090 https://therugbystore.com.au/south-africa-v-british-irish-lions-rassie-erasmus-complains-about-refereeing-in-video-monologue/

Well then, the Lions Series is on! Despite plenty of commentary about the first Test lacking in the aesthetics department, this was proper old fashioned Test rugby, and the Lions deserved win has well and truly breathed new life into a series that way too many expected would be a comfortable Springboks clean sweep. No doubt, there will be plenty of soul-searching in the Boks camp. A search for inspiration, no doubt. And of self-reflection, I’m sure. Let me, then, offer up the haunting words of Toto’s 1982 cult classic, Africa… The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what’s right As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti I seek to cure what’s deep inside, frightened of this thing that I’ve become I can certainly picture Kwagga Smith rocking and crying himself to sleep now. “You can’t really see Kilimanjaro from the Serengeti,” he’d be saying. “But I can still see Courtney Lawes’ thighs,...