{"id":196082,"date":"2021-07-24T22:08:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T20:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-alun-wyn-jones-courtney-lawes-and-spirit-that-showed-why-the-lions-will-survive\/"},"modified":"2021-07-24T22:08:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T20:08:20","slug":"sa-news-alun-wyn-jones-courtney-lawes-and-spirit-that-showed-why-the-lions-will-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-alun-wyn-jones-courtney-lawes-and-spirit-that-showed-why-the-lions-will-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: Alun Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes and spirit that showed why the Lions will survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mirror.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby-union%2falun-wyn-jones-lawes-lions-24610633&#038;c=4369064651333464666&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Alun Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes and spirit that showed why the Lions will survive<\/a>: The British and Irish Lions edged a gruelling first Test against South Africa &#8211; and the efforts of standout pair Alun Wyn Jones and Courtney Lawes to even make the tour summed up why the historic inst &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mirror.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby-union%2falun-wyn-jones-lawes-lions-24610633&#038;c=4369064651333464666&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesun.co.uk%2fsport%2f15683020%2flions-ratings-maro-itoje-robbie-henshaw-furlong%2f&#038;c=13672879888658122766&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Lions ratings: Itoje puts in phenomenal performance with Henshaw also producing immense showing as Lions edge first Test<\/a>: THE BRITISH and Irish Lions came from behind in spectacular fashion to edge the first Test 22-17 against South Africa in Cape Town. Warren Gatland\u2019s side found themselves 12-3 down at &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thesun.co.uk%2fsport%2f15683020%2flions-ratings-maro-itoje-robbie-henshaw-furlong%2f&#038;c=13672879888658122766&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fuk.sports.yahoo.com%2fnews%2frugby-poor-discipline-cost-boks-193700916.html&#038;c=15074910161544951094&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Rugby-Poor discipline cost Boks as coach admits Lions won aerial battle<\/a>: Poor discipline cost South Africa and they lost the game in the air as they let slip a nine-point halftime lead over the British &#038; Irish Lions in Saturday\u2019s first test, home coach Jacques Nienaber &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fuk.sports.yahoo.com%2fnews%2frugby-poor-discipline-cost-boks-193700916.html&#038;c=15074910161544951094&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2fbritish-irish-lions-vs-south-africa-first-test-analysis-b947505.html&#038;c=5795112897039554815&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Lions power players come to fore against South Africa as tourists recover from sluggish first half<\/a>: The build-up to the first Test of any British and Irish Lions tour is long, and agonising. This, one to South Africa, has been worse than ever, because of Covid-19 and all its complications. It is &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2fbritish-irish-lions-vs-south-africa-first-test-analysis-b947505.html&#038;c=5795112897039554815&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2frugby-news%2funseen-lions-v-south-africa-21137521&#038;c=1458601382143141593&#038;mkt=en-gb\">The unseen Lions v South Africa moments inside empty stadium amid special scenes of unity<\/a>: The Lions played South Africa without their usual passionate following, but the togetherness of a special squad made up for it in the 22-17 win &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2frugby-news%2funseen-lions-v-south-africa-21137521&#038;c=1458601382143141593&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.heraldscotland.com%2fnews%2f19467041.lions-south-africa-players-rated-warren-gatlands-side-take-first-win-summer-series%2f&#038;c=18052714107293716523&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Lions and South Africa players rated as Warren Gatland&#8217;s side take first win of summer series<\/a>: Bongi Mbonambi Contributed well to the control South Africa enjoyed for much of the first half. 7 Trevor Nyakane Worked solidly with his front-row colleagues throughout the first half. 7 Eben Etzebeth &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.heraldscotland.com%2fnews%2f19467041.lions-south-africa-players-rated-warren-gatlands-side-take-first-win-summer-series%2f&#038;c=18052714107293716523&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mirror.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby-union%2fbritish-lions-south-africa-rugby-24610402&#038;c=8825591164956568212&#038;mkt=en-gb\">5 things we learned as the Lions come from behind to win opening Test over South Africa<\/a>: Warren Gatland&#8217;s British and Irish Lions opened their Test series in South Africa with a memorable 22-17 win in Cape Town, providing a number of key talking points &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.mirror.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby-union%2fbritish-lions-south-africa-rugby-24610402&#038;c=8825591164956568212&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sportsmole.co.uk%2frugby-union%2fbritish-irish-lions%2flions-tour-2021%2fresult%2fresult-lions-come-from-behind-to-win-first-south-africa-test_456782.html&#038;c=5048907748590392517&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Result: Lions come from behind to win first South Africa Test<\/a>: The Lions recovered from being 12-3 down at the interval. The British and Irish Lions came from behind in a dominant second half to seize an early lead in their series against South Africa with a &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sportsmole.co.uk%2frugby-union%2fbritish-irish-lions%2flions-tour-2021%2fresult%2fresult-lions-come-from-behind-to-win-first-south-africa-test_456782.html&#038;c=5048907748590392517&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2fbritish-irish-lions-vs-south-africa-live-stream-latest-score-first-test-2021-result-watch-tv-team-news-b947489.html%3fpage%3d9&#038;c=2004197685125830164&#038;mkt=en-gb\">Lions 22-17 South Africa LIVE! First Test result, match stream, latest news and reaction<\/a>: The British and Irish Lions are celebrating taking a 1-0 lead in their eagerly anticipated three-match series against South Africa. Warren Gatland \u2019s touring side produced an excellent second-half &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=AB8CA90E9F4242229680053F98736687&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.standard.co.uk%2fsport%2frugby%2fbritish-irish-lions-vs-south-africa-live-stream-latest-score-first-test-2021-result-watch-tv-team-news-b947489.html%3fpage%3d9&#038;c=2004197685125830164&#038;mkt=en-gb\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alun Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes and spirit that showed why the Lions will survive: The British and Irish Lions edged a gruelling first Test against South Africa &#8211; and the efforts of standout pair Alun Wyn Jones and Courtney Lawes to even make the tour summed up why the historic inst &#8230; Source: &#8220;South Africa&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[36089,25772,4065,41770,1359,830,24711,3046,11167],"class_list":{"0":"post-196082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-alun","8":"tag-courtney","9":"tag-jones","10":"tag-lawes","11":"tag-lions","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-showed","14":"tag-spirit","15":"tag-survive","16":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}