Springboks beat Lions with last kick to clinch series

The West Australian June 28, 2009, 3:15 am

Morne Steyn's penalty from his own half with the last kick of the game gave South Africa a 28-25 victory over the British and Irish Lions in Pretoria on Saturday and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three Test series.

The Bulls fly-half, a second-half substitue, split the posts after Ronan O'Gara was penalised for taking out Fourie du Preez in the air.

The world champions came back from a 16-8 deficit at half-time to add to their victory in Durban last week.

The third Test, now a dead rubber, takes place in Johannesburg next week.

NEIL DEVEY

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