Lions tour: Few sports teams play off momentum as well as Springboks

Did South Africa crush the Lions’ spirit?

South Africa’s Lukhanyo Am rises highest to claim the ball in the second Test against the Lions at Cape Town Stadium. Picture: Ashley Vlotman/Sportsfile

Forget about the off-field sideshows. That is all a distraction. The Lions should be far more concerned about what happened in the second half at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night as they prepare this week for the third and decisive Test.

Conceding 21 unanswered points and convincingly beaten in every facet of the game after half-time, the Lions’ capitulation has given the Springboks momentum. Few sports teams play off momentum as well as the Boks.