Ken Owens: Lions need to gain early momentum in Series decider

The Wales hooker will start a Lions Test for the first time having come off the bench in the first and third matches against New Zealand in 2017.

Thu, 05 Aug, 2021 - 15:51

Simon Lewis, Cape Town

Ken Owens admits it is South Africa taking the momentum into Saturday’s final Test and it will be up to the British & Irish Lions to create some of their own at Cape Town Stadium.

The Wales hooker will start a Lions Test for the first time having come off the bench in the first and third matches against New Zealand in 2017. The tourists went into that final Test in Auckland with a head of steam having rebounded from a 30-15 opening loss to take the second game 24-21 in Wellington and a week later it was a penalty initially awarded against Owens at Eden Park but then overturned by referee Romain Poite that left the Lions and All Blacks with a drawn series.