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THERE can be no doubt that if the Lions fans were there filling every tier of the stadium in Cape Town they would be drowning out the home support with the cheering of Maro Itoje’s name, but it has always been the back row that has been the area where I see this series being won or lost.
The moment the Springboks announced the injured Duane Vermeulen would, like Alun Wyn Jones, be in a race against time to feature in the Test series, the contrast of the...