The Springboks beat the Lions in the third Test in Cape Town 19 points to 16 and win the series two games to one.
Scores
South Africa
Try: Cheslin Kolbe, Conversion: Handre Pollard; Penalties: Handre Pollard 2 and Morne Steyn 2
British and Irish Lions
Try: Ken Owens, Conversion: Finn Russell, Penalties: Finn Russell 3
Springboks beat the Lions
In a very tense Test match in the Cape Town Stadium, the Springboks beat the Lions for the second week in a row, to take the series two games to 0ne.
It was a fairy tale story for Morne Steyn, who kicked the winning penalty. Remarkably, he performed the same feat in 2009, kicking the winning penalty at the end of the game.
🇿🇦 12 years apart, the series winning kick 😱
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐲𝐧.#CastleLionsSeries | #StrongerForever 💚 pic.twitter.com/GewP1JnwF1
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) August 7, 2021
This was a remarkable series victory for the Springboks. Aside from their win against Georgia in the leadup to the leadup to the series against British and Irish Lions, their last game was their 32-12 victory against England in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. They missed the services of bruising number 8 Duane Vermeulen as well as giant lock RG Snyman for the entire series, as well as inspirational plays such as Faf de Klerk and Pieter-Steph du Toit in the decider.
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