British and Irish Lions: Lions battle again to clinch collection opener

The aerial battle was keenly contested throughout

South Africa: (12) 17

Try: De Klerk Pens: Pollard 4

British and Irish Lions: (3) 22

Try: Cowan-Dickie Con: Biggar Pens: Biggar 4, Farrell

The British and Irish Lions drew first blood in the series against South Africa after fighting back from nine points down at half-time to win.

The tourists were adrift at the break after Handre Pollard’s four penalties.

But hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie scrambled over from short range four minutes after the break to change the tide.

Faf de Klerk’s scrappy try briefly restored the world champions’ cushion but Dan Biggar’s boot and the tourists’ superior conditioning saw them home.

The Lions survived a late onslaught when Owen Farrell’s penalty three minutes from time was followed by a desperate last-ditch attack from the hosts as they searched for a score-tying try in vain.

With the next two Tests to be played at the same sea-level venue, rather than Johannesburg as originally planned, the Lions will return to…

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