There is always a special feel to the first Test of any Lions series in South Africa, a step into the unknown for the vast majority of those involved. All sorts of questions and hopes hang heavily in the air.
Can the Lions actually gel and put a proper performance together in the heat of battle and will the Boks be a little ring-rusty and vulnerable? These are the perennial questions even if on this occasion the ferocious South Africa A match in midweek felt like an unofficial Test and ‘ice breaker’ and would have provided mountains of food for thought for both camps. In that respect both ...