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South Africa beats the Lions 19-16 to win series

South Africa beats the Lions 19-16 to win series

By Semi Turaga
08/08/2021
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The British and Irish Lions have lost the series decider to South Africa as Morne Steyn's late penalty sealed a 19-16 victory.

Steyn who is 37 years old landed the kick that decided the 2009 series and proved little had changed as he put the Springboks ahead with two minutes left.

The Lions led at half-time after Ken Owens' try and composed kicking from replacement fly-half Finn Russell.

Cheslin Kolbe scored a try and from there it was all down to the goal-kickers.

Russell - who came on for an injured Dan Biggar in the 11th minute - landed a long-range effort to tie things at 13-13 with 18 minutes remaining.

He and Steyn then traded kicks, before the Springbok 10 dealt the final blow to add a Lions series win to their 2019 World Cup success.

The victory capped off an impressive turnaround after South Africa lost the first Test, but there were no fans to celebrate in Cape Town Stadium because of coronavirus restrictions.

This is a remarkable win for South Africa, whose Test series almost ended before it began when most of the squad tested positive for coronavirus.



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