British and Irish Lions have rounded off their preparations for the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa with a 49-3 victory over Stormers in the tour game at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
Gregor Townsend admitted nothing has been decided in terms of selection for the Tests v South Africa + Rassie Erasmus continues the war of words between the teams.
Following his squad announcement for the Lions’ final warm-up game, Warren Gatland spoke about Rassie Erasmus and what he learnt from the South Africa ‘A’ encounter.
Rassie Erasmus believes a second game between South Africa A and British and Irish Lions would be ideal considering the current Covid situation in the country.
Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse has been handed a three-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded game against the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
The British and Irish Lions have received a major boost with Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones set to rejoin the squad ahead of the Test series against the Springboks.
TRU’s Joe Harvey has had a look at how Warren Gatland’s team are faring so far and why tonight’s game v South Africa 'A' could be the most important on the journey to the Test series.
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named the matchday squad for the upcoming fixture against the British and Irish Lions to be played at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.
South Africa have suffered another setback ahead of the series against the British and Irish Lions with skipper Siya Kolisi among the latest players to test positive for Covid-19.
After finding out he had been called up to the British and Irish Lions, Marcus Smith spoke about his feelings having found out just moments after walking off the pitch, as Eddie Jones spoke about the fly-half.
British and Irish Lions ran a 11-try riot as they maintained their winning streak in the ongoing tour of South Africa with a 71-31 win over Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.