South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus set to be free to be involved in crunch series decider against the Lions after World Rugby delayed disciplinary action… allowing him to continue controversial waterboy role Rassie Erasmus is set to be free to feature in the series decider against the Lions World Rugby delayed disciplinary action … Read more
Fresh blow for the wounded British & Irish Lions as World Cup-winning Springboks hero Duane Vermeulen homes in on incredible injury comeback for the decisive third Test Duane Vermeulen has returned to training after recovering from an injury The Number 8 is now in a race to reach full fitness to feature in the third … Read more
‘Gats is notorious for making changes’: Lions team could see a massive shake-up for the decisive third Test with South Africa, as captain Alun Wyn Jones admits players might not get a chance to redeem themselves The Lions lost 27-9 to South Africa on Saturday to set up a series decider Lions head coach Warren … Read more
Stuart Hogg denies BITING South Africa’s Willie le Roux during second Test fracas as Lions full-back says he is ‘annoyed and upset by this unsubstantiated accusation’… as he faces wait to see if any disciplinary proceedings will happen over incident South Africa beat the British & Irish Lions 27-9 to set up series decider The … Read more
ALAIN ROLLAND: The officials rose to the occasion for the second Test in Cape Town – referee Ben O’Keeffe was decisive and clearly calling the shots South African TMO Marius Jonker was under big pressure coming into the game But O’Keeffe led the conversations and made Jonker’s job much easier for him The refereeing team … Read more
Jacques Nienaber insists he should give his win bonus to his South African players following series-levelling victory against the Lions… before Springboks coach insists Cheslin Kolbe should NOT have seen red South Africa beat the Lions in the second Test in Cape Town to level the series The Boks produced a brutal second-half charge inspired … Read more
Lions head coach Warren Gatland aims dig at Rassie Erasmus as he insists ‘I won’t be taking to social media to express my views’ after some controversial calls during second Test defeat against South Africa Warren Gatland took aim at Rassie Erasmus after his side fell to a 27-9 defeat The Lions head coach seemingly … Read more
South Africa vs British and Irish Lions LIVE: More refereeing controversy as Lukhanyo Am has debatable try ALLOWED after Makazole Mapimpi also crossed to give Springboks 12-point lead… with winger Cheslin Kolbe already lucky to escape a red card! By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 11:00 EDT, 31 July 2021 | Updated: 14:00 EDT, 31 July 2021 … Read more
Rassie Erasmus’ behaviour this week has been appalling and brought the game into disrepute – without referees there’s no game so stop bashing the guys in the middle Rassie Erasmus’ behaviour has been appalling – I have never seen anything like it A core value of the game is respect and Erasmus has completely ignored … Read more
Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas has praised the British and Irish Lions after their excellent first test victory against South Africa and is fully confident they can go on to dominate the series. The Lions mounted a brilliant second-half comeback to beat the Springboks 22-17 to take the early advantage in the series at Cape … Read more