History provides a powerful pointer... if you win the first Test between the Springboks and visiting British and Irish Lions, you'll go on to win the series as well. At least, that has unfailingly been the case for the last five series, stretching back as far as 1968, which only adds to the frisson ahead of Saturday's crunch at Cape Town Stadium.

Source: News 24 July 23, 2021 02:48 UTC