South Africa vs British and Irish Lions 7th August

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SOUTH AFRICA v BRITISH & IRISH LIONS
Saturday 7th August
KO: 18:00 SAST / 17:00 UK / 02:00 Australia  
Cape Town Stadium
Sky Sports Main Event

TEAMS:

SOUTH AFRICA
A very large bunch of blokes.

WAZZER'S WIZARDS

15. Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales) #833
14. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #836
13. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #824
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland) #837
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland) #841
10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints, Wales) #821
09. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843

01. Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales) #842
02. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales) #829
03. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #818
04. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England) #825
05. Alun Wyn Jones – captain (Ospreys, Wales) #761
06. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, England) #826
07. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England) #853
08. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #839

16. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England) #851
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England) #787
18. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, England) #814
19. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales) #852
20. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England) #849
21. Conor Murray (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #790
22. Finn Russell (Racing 92, Scotland) #835
23. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England) #822

FFS

Gee this tight.

Going for posts this time!

Well done Finn!

Finn bloody Russell

Come on Lions!!!

Bad call on Lawes. He was moving away, and they tried keeping him in. Poor ref.

That is an abysmal decision.

Should have been a pen there for Lions - 2nd man in hands on the ball

Ruined

Narrow win for South Africa, then. They got hugely beneficial decisions in this one and the previous test, ultimately that was the difference in a very tight series.

Well done SA

commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Ref wins it for SA in the end with a series of poor calls but the Lions should have put it to bed in the 1st half ...

Imagine being Morné Steyn though.

Thank goodness that's over. A fitting end to the dullest lions series ever.

Standard boks really, playing to the ref and conning him.

Well done SA. Congrats and well played.

Well done Boks, it was not easy on the eye this series, but overall hard to say you did not deserve it.

For the Lions, what might have been.

It has been a strange series and in all honesty, i am glad that it is over.

If the Springboks play like this in the RC they aren’t going to get very far

Congrats South Africa, best game of the series in the decider, well won

Congratulations Springboks.

The pinnacle of rugby…. lol. Thank goodness that’s over

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Congrats Boks fans! Deserved winners. Physical, solid in defence and a sprinkle of talent in Kolbe to get a try and keep the Lions honest.

Lions played well and had the chances to win that. Just couldn't quite get there unfortunately but a really big effort and some incredible performances from players.

A series that will not make many dvd sales

Well done SA

Fully deserved to win this rudderless touring side

Well done South Africa. Good game to watch. Shame for the Lions but they did themselves proud. Finn Russell in that first half was unplayable for a while. Long live the Lions.

Tough sell for the lions highlights dvd this time. The background stuff might be alright though.

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Or if the Lions had taken the 3 tries they blew in the 1st half it wouldn't have been close ...

Well that was the best of the three games. A draw would have probably been fairest but that's the way it goes. Lions left to rue missed chances and the kicks for the corner when points were on offer.

One things for certain, had Finn Russell been available and match fit for all three tests the Lions would have won that series.

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Lions had the better of the line outs, hassled our ruck ball throughout, we made a lot of errors behind the ruck and scrum, taking too long to clear the ball.

Lions maul was very dangerous. Boks had one good maul and then messed the clearance up.

Kolbe magic was the only way we were going to score a try.

When Russell came on the Lions found space and put the Bok defence in trouble.

We were very lucky to win this match.

A lot of pathetic bitter people here, Lions only have themselves to blame, maybe like here arrogance cost them

Thanks for the British and Irish Lions that left their homes to play a test series in a Covid ridden South Africa.

I know the sacrifices you made was huge. Safe travels back home.

Old Man wrote:

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Lions had the better of the line outs, hassled our ruck ball throughout, we made a lot of errors behind the ruck and scrum, taking too long to clear the ball.

Lions maul was very dangerous. Boks had one good maul and then messed the clearance up.

Kolbe magic was the only way we were going to score a try.

When Russell came on the Lions found space and put the Bok defence in trouble.

We were very lucky to win this match.

Definitely the one that got away for the Lions

protea438 wrote:A lot of pathetic bitter people here, Lions only have themselves to blame, maybe like here arrogance cost them

All is see is people congratulating South Africa???

Heaf wrote:

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Or if the Lions had taken the 3 tries they blew in the 1st half  it wouldn't have been close ...

True, if Williams plays that pass it probably ends up as a comfortable Lions win. He'll be regretting that.

formerly known as Sam wrote:Well that was the best of the three games. A draw would have probably been fairest but that's the way it goes. Lions left to rue missed chances and the kicks for the corner when points were on offer.

One things for certain, had Finn Russell been available and match fit for all three tests the Lions would have won that series.

You are assuming that Gats would have picked him. He was fit last week and he did not!

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

No they werent, there only try came from a line out 5 metres out. Come one try not to bash your own to team for a change

Well done Finn Russell. I was sceptical before the tour, was hopeful before the test, and happy during it! Good game, that man.

Duty281 wrote:

Heaf wrote:

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Or if the Lions had taken the 3 tries they blew in the 1st half  it wouldn't have been close ...

True, if Williams plays that pass it probably ends up as a comfortable Lions win. He'll be regretting that.

Small margins as they say ...

protea438 wrote:A lot of pathetic bitter people here, Lions only have themselves to blame, maybe like here arrogance cost them

Put the beers down, there's a good lad

The Oracle wrote:

protea438 wrote:A lot of pathetic bitter people here, Lions only have themselves to blame, maybe like here arrogance cost them

All is see is people congratulating South Africa???

Please, plenty of snide remarks about ref, or if they play like this in the RC crap

protea438 wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

No they werent, there only try came from a line out 5 metres out. Come one try not to bash your own to team for a change

We weren’t good tonight, if you think we were then you are in a bubble.

Wiese was illdisciplined, didn’t make any meters.

Both Reinach and Jantjies were poor behind the scrum and ruck, taking forever to clean the ball and got turned over three times.

our maul worked once.

Our scrum conceded two penalties and a couple of free kicks.

We achieved nothing in attack.

Duty281 wrote:

Heaf wrote:

BigGee wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

Not so sure about that Old Man, we never really worked out how we wanted to play unfortunately.

SA stayed in the game and scored a great try, hard to argue against that. If Pollard had kicked his goals, then it would not have been close.

Or if the Lions had taken the 3 tries they blew in the 1st half  it wouldn't have been close ...

True, if Williams plays that pass it probably ends up as a comfortable Lions win. He'll be regretting that.

Come off it! If, IF, a pass went out we’d win comfortably?! That’s a bit disrespectful towards SA for a start. Would they really have just capitulated just because of a pass and a try? Doubt it.

It’s been a strange tour indeed. Perhaps it shouldn’t have went ahead in these circumstances, so can we get it replayed?

Old Man wrote:Thanks for the British and Irish Lions that left their homes to play a test series in a Covid ridden South Africa.

I know the sacrifices you made was huge. Safe travels back home.

It must of been so tough for them to get payed huge sums of money to go play rugby and stay in 5 star hotels.




I'm joking.

Old Man wrote:

protea438 wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

No they werent, there only try came from a line out 5 metres out. Come one try not to bash your own to team for a change

We weren’t good tonight, if you think we were then you are in a bubble.

Wiese was illdisciplined, didn’t make any meters.

Both Reinach and Jantjies were poor behind the scrum and ruck, taking forever to clean the ball and got turned over three times.

our maul worked once.

Our scrum conceded two penalties and a couple of free kicks.

We achieved nothing in attack.

Its also wrong to say Lions were so much better than the Boks

First half lions left 14 easy and 21 potential points through greedy and stupid play

I think if we had taken those SA would have struggled to come back

We didn’t and they turned the screw and won fair and square

They rode the pressure and took the win. Well done them

protea438 wrote:

Old Man wrote:

protea438 wrote:

Old Man wrote:commisseration Lions, I thought you were the better team tonight.

No they werent, there only try came from a line out 5 metres out. Come one try not to bash your own to team for a change

We weren’t good tonight, if you think we were then you are in a bubble.

Wiese was illdisciplined, didn’t make any meters.

Both Reinach and Jantjies were poor behind the scrum and ruck, taking forever to clean the ball and got turned over three times.

our maul worked once.

Our scrum conceded two penalties and a couple of free kicks.

We achieved nothing in attack.

Its also wrong to say Lions were so much better than the Boks

I said I thought they were the better team on the night. I am pretty sure the majority of rugby lovers would agree with me.

BigGee wrote:

formerly known as Sam wrote:Well that was the best of the three games. A draw would have probably been fairest but that's the way it goes. Lions left to rue missed chances and the kicks for the corner when points were on offer.

One things for certain, had Finn Russell been available and match fit for all three tests the Lions would have won that series.

You are assuming that Gats would have picked him. He was fit last week and he did not!

He wouldn’t and I blame this series loss on his tactics

Even this game. The only reason Finn came on was injury

Gatland could have had 50 tests and still would not work out a strategy to unlock a defence

Fair play to South Africa. Etzebeth was the man of the series from their point of view in my opinion. Best second row in the world at the moment.

Henshaw had a great series for the Lions. Probably our man of the series. Still feel he was unlucky to have that try chalked off in the second test.