Lions in SA
Boks favoured for Lions win
2009-05-06 10:24
Email | Print
Bok coach Peter de Villiers (Gallo Images)
|
Garrin LambleyCape Town - The Boks are favourites to win their series against the touring British & Irish Lions... well, according to the bookies at least.
Leading SA bookmakers GreatOdds, have Peter de Villiers's Boks on offer at 4/11 to win the three-Test series while Ian McGeechan's 36-man Lions squad can be backed at 9/4.
A drawn series is on offer at 20/1.
With regards to the exact series score, the following odds are available:
7/4 - South Africa 3-0
13/8 - South Africa 2-1
20/1 - British & Irish Lions 3-0
14/5 - British & Irish Lions 2-1
This will be the Lions' 13th trip to SA - and their first since 1997.
In their 12 previous visits, the record books reflect that the Boks have won on seven occasions, the Lions on four, while the 1955 series was drawn.
Previous series results:1891: Lions won 3-0
1896: Lions won 3-1
1903: South Africa won 1-0 (2 draws)
1901: South Africa won 2-1
1924: South Africa won 3-0 (1 draw)
1938: South Africa won 2-1
1955: Drawn 2-2
1962: South Africa won 3-0 (1 draw)
1968: South Africa won 3-0 (1 draw)
1974: Lions won 3-0 (1 draw)
1980: South Africa won 3-1
1997: Lions won 2-1
Fixtures on the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa:May 30 v Highveld XV, Rustenburg
June 3 v Golden Lions, Johannesburg
June 6 v Free State Cheetahs, Bloemfontein
June 10 v KwaZulu-Natal Sharks, Durban
June 13 v Western Province, Cape Town
June 16 v Southern Kings, Port Elizabeth
June 20 v SOUTH AFRICA, 1ST TEST, DurbanJune 23 v Emerging Springboks, Cape Town
June 27 v SOUTH AFRICA, 2ND TEST, Pretoria
July 4 v SOUTH AFRICA, 3RD TEST, Johannesburg