It’s the big one, it’s the decider. How this one will go, we will have to wait and see. Until then, WynonaLouw looks at five areas where the decider can be won or lost. Springboks LionsRugby LionsSA2021 IOLSport
After a promising start in the first half, the Boks struggled to handle the tourists’ aerial game, while they were also their own worst enemies with their ill-discipline. That result immediately piled the pressure on them – they now had to win both their remaining Tests to clinch the series, and they moved one step closer with that impressive 27-9 victory at Cape Town Stadium.
The off-the-field drama has been impossible to miss over the past two weeks, with Lions coach Warren Gatland starting the war of words when he questioned the appointment of South African Marius Jonker as television match official. Since then, World Rugby has spoken out about Erasmus, who has now been charged with misconduct by the governing body. So, it’s safe to say there has been no boring build-up.But despite everything that’s gone down over the last two weeks, the Boks will need no reminder that they have to do their talking on the field.
IT’S the big one, it’s the decider. After the British & Irish Lions took the opener with a 22-17 win at Cape Town Stadium, the Springboks claimed the second Test in better fashion, winning it 27-9.