Setting the benchmark
I couldn’t help but think on Saturday that although we were desperately unlucky to lose, the Springbok substitutions once again fell short, which could be setting us on the course to failure.
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2009 Lions Tour
Who’s in line for selection for the Welsh test?
With the Super 14 tournament entering the business end, our attention will be diverted in a few weeks’ time to the international season.
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British Lions avoid series whitewash
They say statistics don’t lie: across the 3-matches, the Lions scored more points and more tries than the Boks, and in winning the final test, avoided a series whitewash.
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Changes almost cost Boks the game
Both the Springboks and British Lions would have left Durban’s ABSA Stadium pitch feeling that the result was not satisfactory.
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The opposition, not revenge, should be Boks’ focus
Revenge and righting wrongs of the past will feature highly on the Boks’ radar, but they must not lose focus on winning a series against a Lions touring team.
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Lions will be no pushover
I had to snigger at my British friends last Wednesday. And then again on Saturday just for good measure. After a ragged opening performance against the Royal XV, all the anticipated excuses surfaced.
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Lions Tour: Boks are up to the challenge
Lions tours are something special. So says Ian McGeechan, the shrewd and very successful British Lions coach. And how right he is.
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