History repeats itself as Morné Steyn breaks Lions hearts once again
about 4 years in The Irish Times
South Africa 19 British & Irish Lions 16 ( South Africa win the series 2-1)
Veteran Morné Steyn kicked over a last-gasp penalty to hand South Africa a narrow 19-16 victory over British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test in Cape Town on Saturday to seal a 2-1 series victory.
The 37-year-old reprised his heroics from 12 years ago when he did the same for the Springboks to win the 2009 series over the tourists.
After Ken Owens had gone over for the Lions in the first half, a second-half try from Cheslin Kolbe saw the home side fight back from 10-6 down at half-time at the Cape Town Stadium.
Handre Pollard also kicked two penalties and Steyn one while Finn Russell, an early replacement for the injured Dan Biggar, converted Owens’s try and added three penalties for the Lions.
Gery Thornley’s report to follow
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