| Venue: Cape Town Stadium Date: Saturday, 24 July Kick-off: 17:00 BST |
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When South Africa won the 2019 World Cup, their then-head coach Rassie Erasmus served the world’s media with a reality check.
“In South Africa, pressure is not having a job,” he said after the Springboks beat England 32-12.
“Pressure is one of your close relatives being murdered. Rugby shouldn’t be something that creates pressure. Rugby should be something that creates hope.”
An emotionally-charged South Africa dominated England that day. Arguably, Siya Kolisi and his side have added incentive against the British and Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.
At one point, Covid-19 threatened to derail the Lions tour with 14 of the hosts’ players and six members of management testing positive, along with one of the tourists’ management.
South Africa was…