South Africa versus Lions

Opening score: South Africa made the ideal start with a try from John Smit Picture: GETTY IMAGES
TheTamshee says: the British and Irish lions were given a lesson in how international rugby should be played. The marauding SA pack demonstrated awesome strength to snub out the Lions game strategy. Some pride was restored late in the game when the Lions rallied,

"another one that got away: Ugo Monye was tackled within touching distance of the try line late in the second half as the Lions built momentum and threatened a glorious comeback" albeit after the South Africans had substituted a number of key players. 26-21 does not reflect the SA dominance, hopefully the Lions coaches can get the scrummaging concerns ironed out before the second test next Saturday at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the nation's capital.