Robbie Henshaw: Lions braced for backlash from ‘massively dangerous’ Springboks
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Robbie Henshaw insists the British and Irish Lions are ready for South Africa’s backlash when they attempt to clinch the series against the world champions with a game to spare. But Henshaw recalls from Ireland’s visit to South Africa in 2016 that the Springboks are highly resilient and he is expecting a ferocious response by opponents fighting to save their series. Robbie Henshaw “I know that personally from playing here with Ireland in 2016, when we beat them in the first Test and they came back and managed to overturn us to win the series. “We are expecting them to come out of the blocks fast and to throw everything at us.” South Africa led 12-3 at half-time of the first Test but fell away after the interval in the face of a spirited Lions fightback.
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