Lions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy

By NICK CAIN

South Africa A..17pts
Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31
Conversions: Steyn 13, 33
Penalties: Steyn 5

Lions ..................13pts
Tries: Jones 43
Conversions: Farrell 44
Penalties: Farrell 27, 50
THE 2021 Lions are still at base camp, and what this third match in South Africa demonstrated with great clarity is just how steep climb will be to beat the Springboks.
The biggest concern for Lions boss Warren Gatland is that the strong line-up he selected was bullied by a South Africa A outfit which outhustled and outmuscled them in the loose so comprehensively in the first-half at...

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