The Lions avoided a second successive series whitewash and restored their pride by thumping world champions South Africa 28-9. More
FT The ball comes loose and Jones kicks clear. The Lions have the win - the series belongs to South Africa but the Lions have shown an awful lot during this tour and have got a win that few would begrudge them.
76' Replay after replay is shown and it is still not conclusive - such a close decision - the VIDEO REFEREE SAYS NO TRY! Foot was just in touch - that could have gone either way.
73' (9-28) SA petulantly give away yet another penalty and Jones slots it over again - this is turning into a bit a rout and the Lions actually lead the aggregate score in this series.
72' (9-25) Jones takes full advantage by kicking in between the posts and the match looks over now.
71' Handbags involving a number of players after a little altercation between Brussouw and Mike Phillips. Brussouw is considered the trouble maker and the Lions have a penalty right in front of the posts. Looks a harsh decision though - Brussouw just pushed Phillips out of the mix.
55' (6-22) TRY LIONS - Superb steal from Monye as he nicks a pass from Olivier to Kirchner on his own 22 and then explodes all the way under the posts. Jones converts too and surely the Lions have this in the bag now.
45' Ohhh but the chance goes as Sheridan is charged with holding on right near the line. Great defence from SA though.
HT And that is the last action of the half. The Lions lead 15-6 but they should not have conceded that late penalty and there was also the conversion that dropped off the tee. It could easily be 17-3.
40' (6-15) And now the Lions give away a penalty down the left. Steyn slices the post too so SA are handed a free three points just before the break.
40' Great tackle by Flutey on Olivier - he then turns him over too and wins a penalty.
37' Yellow card for Simon Shaw for contact with the knees - the referee didn't see it but the line judge did. The Lions will be down to 14 for 10 minutes.
37' First Scot to make a Test appearance this tour. Ross Ford has come on for a groggy looking Matthew Rees.
33' (3-15) No drama this time as Jones converts the try.
32' (3-13) TRY LIONS - The Lions turn the ball over in their own half and move it right to left at great pace. Riki Flutey kicks a ball over the top and chases it himself - it bounces back to him and he just flicks it back to Williams who can romp under the posts for his second try.
26' (3-8)DISASTER FOR THE LIONS FROM THE CONVERSION - Right in front of the post Jones sees the ball drop off the tee on his run-up so no two points. To be fair looking at the try there might have been a block from Simon Shaw so perhaps they should be happy with the five.
25' TRY FOR THE LIONS! Jamie Heaslip bulldozes himself through a few men - SA think they have him but he gets back up and continues the run and then he feeds Shane Williams who can run under the posts.
24' Fine defence from the Lions in the end though. Olivier had found a couple of gaps and Ndungane nearly got in before Matthew Rees made a final tackle. The Lions then turned the ball over and Phillps cleared with a fine kick.
12' (3-3) Shane Williams with that poor kick and then Jamie Heaslip hangs onto his man too long on the ground. Morne Steyn pops over an easy penalty and quick as you like we are level.
9' (0-3) Lions pressure the South African scrum and force them up which leads to a penalty and Stephen Jones makes no mistake this time! The Lions take an early lead.
- Meanwhile, the Springboks have made plenty of changes too... 10 to be exact.
- Seven changes for the Lions this week due in the main to injuries. Read about them all here| South Africa | versus | British and Irish Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Tries | Williams 25’, 33’, Monye 54’ | |
| Conversions | Jones 33’, 55’ | |
| Steyn 12’, 40’, 68’ | Penalties | Jones 9’, 72’, 73’ |
| Drops |
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That fullback!!! impresive!!! where can we get one of those?

Can both side enjoy the series, there are to many people tht have to spoil the game by slagging each other off. Grow up and try to chill out. I bet you are the sort of people that moan whoever you play, if thats the case you need to sort youself out.
Well done the Lions on the brillient win, great play with class and speed. The whole series has been great fun to watch, and i look forward to the next one.
Well done SA with the 2-1 win.

Some discussion here of the Welsh contribution. It was the BRITISH Lions. Croft scored 2 tries. Made by O'Driscoll. Kearney scored. Flutey and Heaslip made Williams'. Jones missed some kicks. All the Lions played well today. Good to see Vickery and Monye reverse their Ist test errors. Some question marks over selection at times. Why omit them from the 22 for the second test. Why wasn't Hook on the bench then? Why didn't they bring him on in the final minute of the 3rd test? He was the only sub who didn't get on in the tournament overall. Why bring on Ellis? Earls was the only member of the original squad who didn't figure in any 22 match day squad. Why was Croft dropped?
As a 'brand' the Lions have some issues. 3 problems - Once again they were unlucky. Their captain died in a boating accident in the very first tourand they seem to have been dogged by bad luck ever since!. In the era of professionalism it is a bit like sending out the Barbarians against a settled team. And to their credit they were the more adventurous team by far - some times too much so. Thirdly they are on a hiding to nothing - they can't restore their pride for another 4 years. Hines will never represent them again. Burger and Botha will be back in harness against NZ and the Aussies in a week or 2. The Lions can't do that. Another squas will be assembled in 4 year's time with high hopes. Mind you with Shaw's contribution any of the 2009 vintage might still be in the frame!
Malcolm

Pretty pathetic comments, both for the Lions and the Boks, both sides played some superb rugby during the series and some was below the belt, but show me a side today that doesn't cheat(Including England). The result was a fair reflection of the great series, but the commentaries from so called rugby writers was appalingly poor. I wonder how many really have played this game? I am sorry that Schalk cost the Boks 13 points and should have been red carded, but so should others as well ( including some of the lions). But in all a wonderful spectacle of modern rugby, full of drama and guts.
Well done to all of you, Lions and Boks.

Well done to the Lions today. Well done to SA for winning the test series. Both teams can be proud of there efforts over the 3 games and today's match was a highlight, in that what was said off-field during the week didn't turn the match into a dirty affair. Let's hope they can all have a dinner in one of V Matfield's restaurants tonight and drink a few beers together.

pf100, i think you just about summed it up there!
Well done the Lions, ye did us proud out there!

OH YES!!!! ONE MORE THING!!! THANK YOU SCHALK BURGER(AND OTHER RUGGER THUGGER BUGGERS)...YOU IDIOTS!!!!!! FOR ALMOST RUINING LUKE FITZGERALDS EYESIGHT, NEGATING THE BOK SERIES WIN,BRINGING THE GAME INTO SUCH DISRIPUTE,BEING A BAD SPORTSPERSON AND COMPROMISING YOUR OWN AS WELL AS THE TEAMS TRI-NATIONS HOPE.
NO WONDER PEOPLE ARE WISHING SA THE WORST.
MAYBE IT IS TIME THE IRB SEVERELY ENFORECED ITS OWN RULES

Some of the comments do not reflect what the sport of rugby is all about.
So the BOKS played a bit rough.Since when the English are sportsmanhsip exemplars.
Come on drop the mean spirited @#$%.

fair enough JohnB.I can understand the Thug issues and disapoinment and the wan***ism for wearing the armbands.As long as we are objective about the truth.
If the Lions didnt suffer a few crucial injuries before the tour began that might have also made a difference.Never mind ref,eye gouging etc.
I have to admit, series win or no series win.The Lions by far played the best rugby and ran in the best tries.I expected a bit more from the Bok 3/4
As a bok fan I would rather loose the series than win in disgrace.My Points were just about people forgeting issues in general.
So Hopefully not all SA supporters are bad loosers and nasty.
All the best to you all for the six nations.......

Finally, a decent performance by the referee and look what happened. Congrats to Phil Vickery who learned a lot and came back stronger. A seamless change for Phillips from scrum half to centre. Quick ball from a solid scrum and loose gave the Boks little time to get organised. SA looked very ordinary in all departments. Even their attempts at illegal scrummaging were poor! But what a great Tour. Just the thing to wipe out the memory of Woodwards embarrassing circus in NZ.

well done shane

pfi100: World cup a different time and place. SA thrashed England and fairly, I have never said any different. We are discussing what's happened in your back yard today and over the last two tests. SA were taught a lesson today. You saw your team disintegrate under lions pressure. Your forwards made to look second rate and your backs couldn't string it together because of the immense defence by the scratch Lions backs. SA ended up not being a team but a bunch of individuals on the pitch, each man trying to win the game by himself (a 65 yard drop goal attempt when you are 20 odd points down says it all!).
Its always nice to get the last word.

Don key, you're a w a n k stain......a real sad @#$%, I'm laughing at you because you are really wound up about this....you miss the point of this great game.....that it's about friendship, camaraderie, grace and modesty, something which you know nothing about......if the SA players heard what you were saying they give you a slap and disown you. I think SA are a great Rugby Nation but you represent everything which is disgusting about it.......have a few beers matey and mellow out.

How can I be a sore looser donkey when we just wipped your @#$%. And when you call someone a big girls blouse it means your a big cry baby poofter which i think means you donkey. Now be carefull you dont get car jacked tonight. Now you better go because i think someone might be breaking intoyour house

The Lions produced a superb performance to defeat South Africa 28-9 in the third and final Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg It's just a shame the Boks fans cant handle defeat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

headline should read:
Boks beaten by Lions B team because they could not cheat or take players out.
Just think of the hammering the Lions A team would have given them if the BOKs had played fair like today:

So Nelson was a Pirate was he donkey.I think you mean Francies Drake you moron. If it wasnt for Nelson SA probably would of ended up under the French at some point. Ive been to SA and its sad that every house as to have bob wire around it and you have to carry a gun as self sefence. You even have to show your receipt when leaving a shoping mall tothe armed guards to prove you aint nicked it. Its pretty bad when the top prize on a radio station compition is to have your houses security re vamped. Your country is heading like Zimbabwe my friend. ha ha ha

Is Donkey really an old NAG ??

Lions are champs ---boks are chumps Only thing thats proved today is that the Boks can't win without cheating: Lets watch them get their arses kicked during the tri nations:
Willie John had the right idea with the 99 call --- its the only language the Boks understand:
Just watch the BOKs totally F**k up the footie World Cup: Imagine a whole nation without any sense of sportsmanship: Don't let them play internationals in the future:
