South Africa

In his latest British and Irish Lions column, Lee Mears dissects the selections for the third Test and sums up his takeaways from the tour.

The Ireland international certainly caught the eye earlier in the tour, and the 31-year-old has now been given the nod by Warren Gatland.

South Africa have made two forced changes for the third and final Test against the British and Irish Lions to be played in Cape Town.

Jacques Nienaber believes the World Cup triumph in 2019 will give the Springboks an advantage heading into the third Test.

After making six changes to his British and Irish Lions squad for the final Test against Springboks on Saturday, Warren Gatland explained what his team has to do in order to win the series in South Africa.

Kyle Sinckler will be available for the third against South Africa after his citing charges for an alleged biting incident was dismissed.

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has made six changes to the starting line-up for the crucial third Test against South Africa.

World Rugby has confirmed that South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus will face an independent misconduct hearing following his 62-minute video criticising the match officials during the first Test against the British and Irish Lions.

South Africa have added Rosko Specman, Dan du Preez and Johan Grobbelaar to the squad for the deciding Test against the Lions.

Alun Wyn Jones has urged his side to finish the ongoing tour of South Africa on a high as they take on the Springboks in the third and deciding Test on Saturday.

The world champions levelled the series on Saturday evening and James Orpin has delivered his player ratings after a tough second Test for the British and Irish Lions.

British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler has been cited for an alleged biting incident during the second Test against South Africa played in Cape Town.

Bulls number eight Duane Vermeulen has been added to the South Africa squad ahead of the third and deciding Test against the British and Irish Lions.

Stuart Hogg has ‘categorically' denied accusations of biting South Africa fullback Willie Le Roux during the recently concluded second Test at Cape Town Stadium.

Robbie Henshaw rues missed opportunities in the second Test against South Africa which they went on to lose 27-9 at Cape Town on Saturday.

Jacques Nienaber believes the Springboks were not distracted by the hour-long video posted by Rassie Erasmus following their win in the second Test.

After a week full of drama, the Springboks have levelled the Castle Lager Lions Series thanks to their 27-9 win over the British and Irish Lions in Cape Town, meaning it is all to play for in the third Test next weekend.

Siya Kolisi echoed Springboks director of rugby Rassie Erasmus' criticism of Australian referee Nic Berry over his decisions in the opening Test.

There might not have been a chorus of ‘Oh Maro Itoje’ ringing around Cape Town last weekend, but back at Saracens, they knew their British and Irish Lions stars would be on song in South Africa.

World Rugby has been reported to have expressed disappointment over the comments from South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus.