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Watch: Boks vs B&I Lions (1st Test preview)

Mark Keohane is joined by Lions great Scott Gibbs and Zelim Nel to preview the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 14: Rassie Erasmus, the South Africa Springbok head coach, acts as a water carrier during the match between South Africa A and the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on July 14, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ex-ref: Rassie should not be allowed to be Boks’ waterboy

Former international referee Alain Rolland has called on World Rugby to investigate the Springboks’ use of Rassie Erasmus as the team’s water carrier.

Cheslin vs Duhan contest headlines key match-ups

SARugbymag.co.za highlights some of the mouthwatering duels to look forward to in the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions in Cape Town on Saturday.

Opponents: How Lions can stop Messi-like Kolbe

Four opponents who have been victimised by Cheslin Kolbe’s elusiveness have given a few pointers to the British & Irish Lions as they prepare to negate the Springbok dynamo on Saturday.

Seven Springbok stats and facts

All the stats, facts and numbers for the first Test against the British & Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

The Springboks lineup for the national anthem

Almost 90 percent of fans would tweak Bok team

SARugbymag.co.za readers have had their say about the match-day squad Jacques Nienaber selected for first Test against the British & Irish Lions in Cape Town on Saturday.

Reinach close to kicking down Bok door

Bok coach Jacques Nienaber has acknowledged there is very little that separates the three World Cup-winning scrumhalves in the national squad. CRAIG LEWIS reports.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dan Sheridan/INPHO/Shutterstock (12184597df) British & Irish Lions Squad Training, South Africa 29/6/2021. Head coach Warren Gatland 2021 British & Irish Lions Tour To South Africa - 29 Jun 2021

Gatland: Lions have dented Boks’ ego

British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has fired a shot before the first Test against the Springboks, claiming they ‘dented their ego’ despite losing to South Africa A last week.

A closer look at the 10 Boks who missed the cut

SA Rugby magazine looks closer at the 10 Springboks cut from the initial 47-man squad, how they performed and what lies ahead.

Boks vs Lions (1st Test): Predict and WIN!

Predict the score of the first Test between the Springboks and British & Irish Lions and you could win a new Springbok jersey, courtesy of our friends at Asics.