The British and Irish Lions have wrapped up their 2025 collection towards Australia with a recreation to spare, however not everyone seems to be impressed, significantly Springboks followers.
The Lions snatched a dramatic 29-26 win on the MCG due to an Eightieth-minute attempt from Hugo Keenan – their first lead of the match – securing the collection with a recreation to spare. Trailing 23-5 after a first-half Wallabies onslaught powered by Rob Valetini and Will Skelton, Andy Farrell’s facet clawed their approach again by way of tries from Dan Sheehan, Tom Curry, Huw Jones and Tadhg Beirne. Keenan’s late rating survived a nervy TMO test for a Jac Morgan clearout.
It’s the Lions’ first collection win since 2013, with a 3-0 whitewash now inside attain.
Whereas Farrell’s facet celebrated a 2-0 collection win in Melbourne, Springboks followers flooded social media with a blunt message: this Lions staff wouldn’t stand an opportunity towards South Africa.
Regardless of the comeback win for the British and Irish Lions, the sentiment amongst some South African rugby followers is lower than impressed. Certainly, many Saffa followers are reminding anybody who’ll pay attention that the Boks have overwhelmed the Lions of their final two collection – in 2021 and 2009.
Cherry-picking the years, one Springbok fan account wrote: “Southern Hemisphere groups to win a take a look at collection vs the British and Irish Lions because the begin of 2006: 1. 2009 Springboks 2. 2021 Springboks. We’re the benchmark of Southern Hemisphere rugby”, whereas one other directed an analogous statement at RugbyPass author Ben Smith, penning: “A mild reminder that the one staff that has gained a Lions collection within the final 20 years is the Springboks. Twice.”
Others have been extra blunt.
One account posted: “The Springboks would smoke this Lions staff”, whereas one other wrote: “This British and Irish Lions staff might be glad they needed to play Australia. The Springboks and All Blacks would have destroyed them.”
“This Lions staff is poor… Springboks would completely savage them… an terrible recreation devoid of high quality,” wrote one other fan. “Utter garbage.”
