Currently dormant Newlands would be best equipped to host the - possibly decisive - final Test of the series between the Springboks and British and Irish Lions. That is the view of Gary Gold, assistant coach in charge of the forwards when the Boks won the 2009 series 2-1. It was already under scrutiny after breaking up noticeably underfoot in the first Test last weekend, won 22-17 by the Lions. “You saw a number of outside backs slipping in the (first) Test match; the scrums were churning up the turf … nobody wants to see that as a determining factor in a Test series of this gravitas. “What a way to potentially send off Newlands, once and for all: let’s have the final Lions Test there.

Source: News 24 July 28, 2021 06:56 UTC