Owen Farrell takes the penalty before banging it over to increase the Lion’s lead to five with two minutes left.

Lions beat Springboks in their backyard

Owen Farrell takes the penalty before banging it over to increase the Lion’s lead to five with two minutes left.
Owen Farrell takes the penalty before banging it over to increase the Lion’s lead to five with two minutes left.
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Owen FArrell
Owen Farrell

Sat 24 Jul 2021 British and Irish Lions in Cape Town

South Africa.   17           22 British & Irish Lions

De Klerk.              Tries         Cowan-Dickie

                          Conversions  Biggar

Pollard (4)          Penalties.      Biggar (4), Farrell

Lions beat world champions South Africa

British and Irish Lions beat South Africa 22-17

Earlier Faf de Klerk try puts South Africa in the lead in first half as Lions trailed world champions 12-3.

At the start of the second half Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie’s try  put Lions on front foot.

  Four Dan Biggar penalties and one from Owen Farrell helped Lions to overcome world champions.

The Lions fought back ferociously and beaten the Springboks in their own back yard.

Owen Farrell takes the penalty before banging it over to increase the Lion’s lead to five with two minutes left.