Jon Cardinelli explains the tumultuous political situation in South Africa at the momentProtesters burn tires in Jeppestown, Johannesburg (Getty Images)Riots in South Africa add tension to Lions tour These are dark times for South Africa. State president Cyril Ramaphosa …Continue reading »
The serious stuff starts here as the Lions take on a fully loaded South Africa A in Cape Town on Wednesday. As the Test series looms, the selection battle is becoming red-hot Pad work: Ken Owens puts in the graft ahead of the Lions' game against star-laden South Africa A (Inpho)There could be fireworks in Cape Town
This is the South African side's line-up for the midweek fixture in Cape TownPieter-Steph du Toit starts for South Africa A (Getty Images)South Africa A team to play British & Irish Lions South Africa A have named a strong side to take …Continue reading »
The same teams but a host of difference faces as the Sharks and Lions go again in a hastily arranged fixture in Pretoria on Saturday. Expect another barrage of tries Tadhg Furlong and Ken Owens in a scrum during the Lions' win
against Sharks on Wednesday (Inpho)We really must stop meeting like this. The lowdown on Sharks v Lions, part two
The second of his hat-trick came from a beautiful kick by Owen FarrellDuhan van der Merwe scores against the Sharks (Getty Images)Watch: Duhan van der Merwe try pick of the Lions scores against Sharks What about this for a beautifully-weighted kick …Continue reading »
