In each of the three times the Lions have played South Africa in the pro era, they have faced the Springboks as World Champions

15 minutes until kick off

Warren Gatland: “We are expecting a backlash from South Africa, but we feel we can be better as well. The first 30 minutes are going to be incredibly important, in terms of staying in the arm wrestle.”

Warren Gatland: "It's been an interesting week with the off-field stuff. With Faf de Klerk's try, the ball hit Pieter-Steph du Toit's hand, but we never raised that."

40 minutes until kick off

Any late squad changes UR?

Welcome to the Cape Town Stadium as a rollercoaster of a week will come to an end with the most important 80 minutes of this series as the Springboks look to level things up on home soil and the Lions look to make history with an unassailable 2-0 lead and clinch the series over the World Champion Springboks. Both sides have made minor unforced changes with a few tactical tweaks as a sunny Cape Town welcomes the players