Lions fans are in hearty spirits ahead of the third Test despite only pride to play for with the series already lost
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has been under fire all week over his comments following Schalk Burger's yellow card for a gouging incident in the second Test
British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan is desperate to avoid a series whitewash and guide the Lions to their first win in a final Test since David Campese's error handed Ieuan Evans a winning try in Australia in 1989
The British and Irish Lions huddle before kick-off with eight changes - one positional - from the side that started the second Test
The Springboks run out sporting makeshift "Justice 4" armbands in protest at the ban handed to Bakkies Botha after a challenge on Adam Jones in the second Test
After a penalty apiece, Lions wing Shane Williams, making his first Test start this tour, scampers over for a try after a good offload from Jamie Heaslip
Williams strikes again shortly after when England centre Riki Flutey gathers his own chip-ahead and pats the ball immediately to the motoring Welshman on his right shoulder
But the Lions are rocked when England second row Simon Shaw is yellow carded for illegal use of the knee with four minutes left until half time
After the break, the Lions stretch the lead to 22-6 when Ugo Monye intercepts a South African pass deep in his own half and hares off up the pitch to score
Lions scrum-half Mike Phillips and Springbok flanker Heinrich Brussow clash as tempers fray towards the end of a fiercely competitive match
South Africa come within a cat's whisker of touching down through Odwa Ndungane, but his score is ruled out by TMO Bryce Lawrence, who adjudges the winger's foot was in touch before he grounds the ball
At the final whistle, Tommy Bowe, Mike Phillips and Stephen Jones - starters in all three Tests - applaud the unerring dedication of the thousands of Lions fans who have followed them across South Africa
Coach Ian McGeechan takes in the atmosphere before suggesting his fifth Lions tour would be his last - although he may reconsider after the standing ovation from the Lions fans
But the Lions celebrations are cut short as South Africa commemorate their series victory - with Victor Matfield signalling his intentions for the evening's festivities
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