Phillips blasts ‘disgusting’ Boks

MIKE PHILLIPS has slammed the “punching and gouging” Springboks as the British and Irish Lions painfully licked their wounds yesterday following one of Test rugby’s most ferocious matches.

The Lions headed for a two-day safari trek, accompanied by shattered dreams after they suffered Test series heartbreak at Loftus Versfeld.

Five Lions ended up in hospital following a game of savage, unrelenting intensity, while two more players – Springboks forwards Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha – were summoned to attend disciplinary hearings.