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How Rassie Erasmus (over)ruled World Rugby in the second Test A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size If it had been a boxing contest, it would have been stopped to prevent further punishment. The triumph of the South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus was not only over the British and Irish Lions, but over World Rugby in the build-up to the second Test at Cape Town. There is no other governing body in professional sport which would have given Erasmus such license to criticise its officials and not issue i...

British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland says the deciding third and final Test against South Africa next Saturday will be a "cup final".

Earlier this week, Gatland also claimed to have “dented the ego” of the Springboks by gaining the upper hand in the set-piece battle against South Africa ‘A’ last week. That statement drew short shrift from Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick who was happy to point to the 17-13 scoreline in South Africa’s favour. “They’ve dented our ego?” Stick asked. “We were happy as Springbok team. Once again, the most important stat from that game was the final score. We won the game so I’m not too sure what it is that they dented. I’m not a mind-games person. The game is go...

The Wrap: Will Marika Koroibete’s red card be the making of the Wallabies? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The “red cards ruin matches” brigade were out early in Brisbane on Saturday night; in the fifth minute to be precise, with match officials conspiring to dismiss Marika Koroibete, and seemingly hand the three-match series to France on a platter. Not only was the match not ruined, (it seldom is), the platform was laid for one of the most memorable Wallabies’ wins in recent memory. It may also...