Winning a series against the British & Irish Lions will be a bigger achievement for the Springboks than their 2019 World Cup triumph, says former Springbok coach Nick Mallett. "To win a series from a rugby perspective is so much more than winning a World Cup," Mallett said on SuperSport TV ahead of Saturday's first Test at Cape Town Stadium. "You play Japan, you play Wales, you play England," he said, recalling South Africa's opponents in the knockout stages of the last World Cup. But Mallett said he was surprised by the Lions Test selection, which rewarded form on the tour. "If I was picking a team to play South Africa, it's the one team in the world you would pick according to the opposition.

Source: News 24 July 23, 2021 11:37 UTC