British and Irish Lions v South Africa has 'huge implications', says Ronan O'Gara
The Lions aired frustration at the use of a South African television match official before their opening win and South Africa director of rugby Erasmus fired back with an unprecedented video critiquing the refereeing of the first Test.
"It is very disappointing because you are talking about the best of the best of the British and Irish Lions against South Africa. Taulupe Faletau, Anthony Watson and Owen Farrell - who O'Gara says could have been "key to the series" - have all been dropped for the decider. Lood de Jager starts at lock and 37-year-old fly-half Morne Steyn - who sealed the 2009 series with a long-range penalty - is on the bench.
"Do we now change our philosophy, change our style and try and exploit the space that is inevitably there? "When you try to play the way they [South Africa] play and you don't get results, it ends up pretty ugly."O'Gara says players "become possessed" when they pull on a Lions jersey and if the current crop can put on a performance similar to those that led to the legendary 1997 series win in South Africa, this tour could still end on a high.
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