Hey boys cut it out. They are all Lions (all four­ emblems joined in the badge remember) The best team won­ both tests, tactics used were suspect, but, our boys­ were at it as well. Lets hope the third test is played­ in the spirit of the game and we get the benefit of a­ decent referee. That way Phil Vickery might get some­ protection against nasty front row tactics.

Hey PW: and it wasn't a "bloody Welshman"­ who lost us the match (and the series) on Saturday.­ Remind me again: who was it who gave away that STUPID­ penalty in the last minute? And what nationality was­ he?

leslie wouldnt be WELSH by any chance - he should take­ his blinkers off then he would see all 15 lions players­ not just the WELSH ones. who won THE GRAND SLAM , the­ HEINEKIN CUP , the MAGNERS LEAGUE, the CHURCHILL CUP ?­ ? - it wasnt a BLOODY WELSH TEA,M ! !

I agree with Sergio SA deserved to win 2nd test, they­ certainly had more chances and had a few more penalty­ kicks gone over, it would have been no contest with­ twenty mins left.
Lions should have won first test (and­ with a different ref would have), The Beast proved what­ a very average scrummager he is when scummaging­ legally, but again The Lions had the chances but did­ not put them away.

Burger was an idiot, and should­ have a year ban minimum (how the coach believes it did­ not deserve a yellow card is sad, win at all costs)?­ Cheap shot from Botha again showed he is coward­ (psychological truma at having deformed face from­ birth)?

Lets look forward to next game and hope­ that both hemi spheres get together soon to iron out­ what the laws are and how they are refereed so that­ games are on a level playing field (so to speak).

Well done to the Boks!!! a superb comeback to win­ against the lions... it was a hard fought battle and­ very entertaining game.. I really never thought­ we'd come back after the way we handled the first­ half, but the best team won in the end and shown once­ again the power of the Southern Hemisphere!! As a South­ African i would like to make known my disgust at the­ way S.Burger played and disgusted at his unprofessional­ behavior in the game. He should without doubt be banned­ from the game!! We dont need that sort of behavior in­ the game and we def dont need it in our glorious team!­ Well done to the lions, so close but yet so far! if we­ had ur kicker on our side the difference would be huge­ instead of winning by 3 points we could have won by 15­ points!
Well done Boys! you have done ur country Proud!­ Bring on the next test!! South Africa all the way!

Sheridan should go back to the garden.Some poor old­ granny is missing her gnome.What an arrogant and­ pompous player. As for phill(#81) that hasn't met­ any nice South Africans, you should get out of the­ house more and actually trying talking to one. Your­ myopian vision equals your ignorance.

Lesley says in comment 75 "I have eyes and watched­ the game in minute detail". But in comment 78says­ "I saw a hand across his face not in his­ eye". Blind @#$% - that clip has been on just­ about every sports bulletin since the cheating thug did­ it, and even David Blunkett could see the finger in the­ eye.

having watched the game again(still the same result)­ it's beyond me how botha was cited?, let alone­ given a 2 week ban?. if he was cited then why not the­ rest of the bok forwards??, why not every lions­ forward??, clearing out is clearing out & every­ forward in the game hit the ruck in the same way, just­ a huge shame on this occaision that jones was injured­ as he was having a great game.. as for burger??, well­ we all saw what happened & the powers that be must­ act. as for sheridan, he should be cited for his below­ the waist punch.. hats off to the boks & hats off­ to the lions. 2005 was a farce but the lions are back­ & i'm proud to be a lions fan
have to say,­ nice not to see that muppet sugrujames55 has nothing to­ say, it would be easy to blame his fellow countryman­ & munster boy but i have way too much respect to­ stoop that low, o'gara made 2 huge mistakes.. it­ happens but that's sport..

the lions are­ special, the boks know that, they won, we lost, the­ lions will come again & i'll look forward to­ australia as a lot of these lions will be back, but for­ now.. well done the boks, enjoy your victory & to­ every lions fan.. one more game, get behind the boys­ regardless of whose picked & it's been a­ pleasure to share thoughts with you all.. take it easy

I am an ardent Bok supporter but what Burger did was­ unacceptable and an embarassment to South Africans. We­ don't need him in South African rugby and I hope he­ is banned for a very long time. I didn't see­ Botha's shoulder charge but it sounds like another­ stupid mistake on his part. As many readers have said,­ what about Sheridan? His below the belt punch was just­ as bad as well as several other niggling things. High­ tackles from the Lions were also unpunished.

If this is what rugby is comming to then i give it­ 10years the skill of the Boks was nil at least the­ Lions played with skill not pick up shove and punch the­ best players the all blacks are now doing the same win­ at all cost no skill no new moves .I have watch all the­ games at least the lions tryed to play with skill not­ sunday pub game.But fair play to the boks they went out­ to win and they have set rugby back years the nutarls­ who watched the Lions tour will never go to a rugby­ match as it wes not rugby just a brawl I have played at­ a high level so I know what I am talking about since­ money came into the game the skill went out win at all­ cost .The players like Burger, Botha Sheridan should go­ and see the x players who are in wheelchairs or who are­ disabled through thuggery like there . It a mans game­ and it should be played with skill and pride For you­ Boks fans go and ask Your hero Burger how he would like­ to spend the rest of his life with one eye or blind he­ is a disgrace to rugby and should be banned for life­ this is not the first time he done it he just did not­ get cought I know of three players who he has blinded.­ You Boks fans need to grow up and dont be so blinded to­ the thuggery that you acceped as Rugby

The Lions pulled off a big heist by saying the Boks are­ dirty players when in fact ... spear tackle anybody and­ Sheridan, O'Driscoll,O'Gara's charge­ etc.etc.etc.

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Sheridan and Schalk cant be compared as Sheridan is­ clever, he hid his punches from the ref. In the long­ shot he punches Bakkies all out, his fist starts past­ his shoulder. From then on he is after Bakkies at every­ opportunity, hence the pushes he gets back. He also­ neatly punches a substitute between the legs, talk­ about a low blow. Kids are usually taught that isnt­ acceptable in society. The worst is that he looks so­ innocent afterwards, butter wouldnt melt in his mouth.

GreggB (82) Yes he is very excitable and always in­ trouble but he isnt malicious, I merely think that O­ Driscoll has the benefit of everyone's doubt. He­ isnt an angel either!

Lesley (Remark No. 80) One just has to go to google to­ see how often Burger has been cited for eye-gouging,­ high tackles etc but also to see how many times he has­ received bannings by citing commissions as a result of­ these citings

The great thing is this. what goes around comes around.­ botha watch your backies. I give yu two games in the­ tri nations yu cheating scum.

All this childish whining is spoiling what I thought­ was a brilliant game. Stephen Jones was unshakable in­ his kicks. Mike Phillips and Jamie Roberts were in­ their usual great form. the Boks would have had another­ try if it hadnt been for Shane Williams's fantastic­ tackle stopping them. Adam Jones was great in the scrum­ he and Gethan Jenkins will be sorely missed in the last­ test! If Pienaar had been on form the score board would­ have very different. The boks couldnt get their game­ together in the first half and BIL took full advantage.­ I think all the squad needs is some more welsh players­ and maybe the Boks wouldnt have won if James Hook had­ been on the bench! All power to both teams.­ Sportsmanship folks. Lets face it if the goughing had­ been delibrate Luke would not have been able to play­ on, I saw a hand across his face not in his eye. Skalk­ is a good player but excitable. Benefit of the doubt?­ Has he ever played a full game in his life without­ going into the sin bin? I think this week he set a­ world record. Lets try and remember what sportsmanship­ is all about.

john b-what i wanted to know is what is the law not­ opinion a blogger posted on another thread that if the­ referee did not see the offense then it would be­ automatically a yellow . as to schalk burger you need­ only LOOK at his career on and off the field and having­ met him personally know that it was only a moment of­ madness (im not condoning the act) he will not forgive­ himself for it i can guarantee it . going on to bakkies­ botha i think that the reason he was cited was due to­ the injury caused , i have seen a million clean outs­ jones was unfortunate to have his arm outstretched , to­ the comment about credentials the same­ 'accredited' people are being roasted for poor­ decisions . you have the minutes of the match please go­ look , unlike alot of people i have given you evidence­ to go look at if you dont agree by all means tell me­ why . the only thing that BIL supporters are doing on­ this site is tarnishing the BIL reputation even geech­ has praised not only his players but the springboks as­ well . the only player that was hard done was­ fitzgerald and he played to the end , so your post has­ no real merit . sorry man . once again well played BIL­ to those guys who wont tour again i feel for you as i­ know how long 12 years can be .

I see all of you are already talking about how you are­ going to beat the Mighty Boks come November, but the­ BIL couldn't even do that... I enjoy 6 nations­ rugby as well and my fav team is Ireland, but be­ realistic now... Ireland is good... the best in the­ Northern hemisphere, but that is it... The BOks are­ the best in the WORLD... Hence, world champs.

Come­ November and we will show you little whinners up here­ in the North how to play decent clean rugby. Bokke to­ show you a thing or 2....

And to all the many BIL­ supporters going on about Schalk Burger and the­ rest.... Remember, he gave you guys 10 points... No­ gouging... no contest.... The Boks would have­ destroyed you all the way to the final whistle... ­ Count your blessings...

BOKKE BEST EVER...!!