Lions player ratings vs South Africa, powered by Lovell Rugby.
The British and Irish Lions lost an agonisingly close series decider to South Africa as Morne Steyn's late penalty sealed a 19-16 victory.
Handre Pollard give the tourists an early lead from the tee before Finn Russell leveled things after replacing an injured Dan Biggar.
The tourists then took the lead with Ken Owens touching down after a ferocious lineout maul with Russell adding the extras, 3-10.
Pollard slotted another penalty before the break, meaning despite his sides dominance, Warren Gatland's men led by just four points at the break.
The South African number 10 missed two penalties after the restart but made no mistake with converting Cheslin Kolbe try to give the hosts the lead just before the hour mark.
Russell landed a long-range effort to tie things at 13-13 with 18 minutes remaining.
He and Steyn then traded kicks, before the Springbok 10 dealt the final blow to add a Lions series win to their 2019 World Cup success.
Scroll down for Lions player ratings vs South Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA: 19 (6)
- Tries: Kolbe 56
- Cons: Pollard 56
- Pens: Pollard 11,36, Steyn 66,17
BRITISH & IRISH LIONS: 16 (10)
- Tries: Owens 19
- Cons: Russell 20
- Pens: Russell 16,62,74
RAGING BULL MAN OF THE MATCH:
STATS ZONE – British & Irish Lions:
- Most carries: Courtney Lawes - 10
- Most metres made: Josh Adams - 43
- Most tackles: Maro Itoje - 9
- Most tackles missed: Ali Price - 2
- Defenders beaten: Duhan van de Merwe, Robbie Henshaw - 5
- Offloads: Alun Wyn Jones, Ali Price - 2
- Turnovers won: Maro Itoje - 2
- Turnovers conceded: Ali Price - 2
Lions player ratings vs South Africa:
15. Liam Williams: Criminally missed a tackle on Cheslin Kolbe in defence and failed to slip in Adams when he should have in the opening 40. 4
14. Josh Adams: Made more ground than any other Lion, proving he should have probably been in the starting team from the first test. 6.5
13. Robbie Henshaw: Had been the Lions best attacking threat in all three tests in difficult circumstances. 7
12. Bundee Aki: Was well up for the battle and carried hard all afternoon. 6.5
11. Duhan van der Merwe: Much better than last weekend, beating five defenders and doing better in the air. 6.5
10. Dan Biggar: Missed what should have been an easy kick early on before going off with an injury after just 10 minutes. 5
9. Ali Price: Brought tempo to the Lions XV, and his partnership with Russell was crucial to everything good the Lions did. 7
1. Wyn Jones: World-class scrummager. His return to the Lions XV gave the tourists the edge in the scrum before he was replaced. 7
2. Ken Owens: Following his nightmare replacement appearance last week, a rejuvenated Owens was strong at the set piece and scored the opening try. 7
3. Tadhg Furlong: One of the Lions world-class players. There is no better tighthead in the world. A strong performance in a narrow encounter. 7.5
4. Maro Itoje: Probably claimed a 2-1 series win over Eben Etzebeth as the worlds two best locks clashed. However, it still wasn't enough. 8
5. Alun Wyn Jones (c): Tackles, turnovers, offloads...the captain did it all in yet another extraordinary display. Inspirational before he went off. 7.
6. Courtney Lawes: Looked back to his best after an indifferent performance in the second test. 7
7. Tom Curry: Not his best game, conceding two penalties, but was workmanlike throughout. 5
8. Jack Conan: One of the breakout stars of the tour, the powerhouse carried and tackled ferociously. Proved his nay-sayers wrong. 6.5
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie 4, Mako Vunipola 7, Kyle Sinckler 7, Adam Beard 5, Sam Simmonds 5, Conor Murray 6, Finn Russell 8, Elliot Daly.
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