WEDNESDAY, 1.45PM:
THE British Lions made mincemeat of the Emerging Springboks on Tuesday, beating them 51-22 in Wellington. But Lions coach Ian McGeechan was still not impressed with his team.
He said there was a spell when they looked “bloody awful” and that they were showed up at times by the good rugby played by the Emerging Springboks. “We defended pretty poorly for a 25-minute spell and you can’t afford to do that when there is such good rugby being played by your opponents,” he said.
The ‘Boks were only one point behind at half-time, but Lions picked up in the second half and made good their win.Thanks were mainly due to the efforts of Tim Stimpson, who notched up half the points for his side.
EMERGING SPRINGBOKS: Tries by Paul Treu, Warren Brosnihan and Marius Goosen; conversions by MJ Smith and Percy Montgomery, penalty by Smith.
BRITISH LIONS: Tries by Nick Beal (3), Mike Catt, Graham Rowntree and Tim Stimpson; six conversions and three penalties by Stimpson.
CRICKET WORLD CUPSOUTH Africa has been drawn in the same group as titleholders Sri Lanka for the 1999 World Cup to be played in England. Group A consists of SA, India, England, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Kenya. Group B is made up of Australia, West Indies, Pakistan, Scotland, New Zealand and Bangladesh. The matches will be played from mid-May to June 20, in the year 1999.
FERREIRA FITSOUTH AFRICAN tennis star Wayne Ferreira will be fit and ready to play in the Wimbledon tournament which begins on Monday. Ferreira, who lost rank after injuring his ankle during the French Open, has been training with coach Kieron Vorster and recovering under physiotherapy.
SCOTLAND VS. ZIMBABWESCOTLAND beat Zimbabwe 55-10 in Harare in the first game of their southern African tour on Tuesday. A Scottish XV will face Gauteng Lions on Friday.
SOCCER YOUTHSOUTH AFRICA’S under-20 United Warriors side drew 0-0 against South Korea on Tuesday, in their Group B match at the world youth soccer championships in Kuvching, Malaysia.