Lions lose first Test despite fightback

South Africa 26 British and Irish Lions 21

Lions lose first Test despite fightback
Sat, 20 Jun, 2009 - 17:10

South Africa 26 British and Irish Lions 21

The battling British and Irish Lions produced a storming first Test fightback - but it was an agonising case of too little too late.

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