Counting cost of ‘brutal’ tie

DR James Robson yesterday described the second Test against South Africa as “brutal” after it left five of the British and Irish Lions in hospital.

Props Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones both had to undergo surgery and will miss the third and final Test of the series in Johannesburg next weekend. Jenkins suffered a fractured cheekbone in a clash of heads with Bryan Habana while Jones dislocated his shoulder in a challenge from Bakkies Botha.

The Springboks lock, who relishes his role as second-row enforcer, was subsequently cited for the offence.