First Test result: South Africa 17-22 British & Irish Lions in Cape Town
Four Dan Biggar penalties and one from Owen Farrell help Lions to victory
Lions trailed world champions 12-3 at half-time before fighting back
Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie's try at start of second half put Lions on front foot
TV match official confirms Faf de Klerk try but rules out two other scores
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"The boys are really excited, but the boys know we have a lot more to give," says Courtney Lawes on Sky Sports.
Good news Lions fans!
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Chris Jones
BBC rugby union correspondent
It's something Eddie Jones has been going on about for ages - the impact of the bench.
We saw how valuable it is with the Lions replacements being able to close out the game.
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Andrew: Are we absolutely sure that AWJ is human? Yes, he tired and his impact waned as the game grew on, but to play a Test match of this intensity one month after a shoulder dislocation is nothing short of staggering. With the added bullseye as captain on his back too.
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Adam Jones
Former Lions and Wales prop on BBC Radio 5 Live
I thought Itoje was out of this world. He is a different level and I thought Alun Wyn Jones was brilliant, he went 80 minutes.
There were a load of heroes out there today. They should enjoy every pat on the back they get.
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Kevin: Superb second half from the Lions!! Lawes brilliant, Itoje MOM... And what is AWJ made of to last the full 80 after that injury?!
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Ugo Monye
2009 Lions winger Ugo Monye on BBC 5 Live
I don't think the Lions got lucky. They deserved to win the match. They got lucky with a few decisions.
If a player had been spoken about all week, whether he can step up, that's gong to affect a player.
TMO's are human beings and pressure gets to everyone. I'm not saying he had a bad game but it must have had an impact on him.
Ugo Monye has been speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live about how South African television match official Marius Jonker held up under the pressure after being called in as a late replacement. The decision was thought to have made the Lions furious during the week.
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The Lions came back from 12-3 down to win the first Test 22-17 and the stats reflect how close a match it was.
Warren Gatland's side had 54% possession to South Africa's 46%.
The Lions made 77 carries to the Springboks' 67 and made 108 tackles with a 88% success rate to South Africa's 128 tackles with 87% success.
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Ugo Monye
2009 Lions winger Ugo Monye on BBC 5 Live
Do you know what it's been a week of building into the crescendo of kick-off.
That Lions team built and got better the longer the game went on. South Africa ran out of puff... You don't want to live in an environment of excuses, the circumstances are the same circumstances for both teams.
It's near impossible, if you lose that first Test away you're unlikely to win the tour.
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"There's another two games to go," says Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones in his post-match interview on Sky.
Just in case anyone was getting over-excited.
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The Lions celebrations are still going on down on the touchline.
It seems like every player and member of staff has to hug each other before this will be over. Ok, hugging done, they're now gathered in a big huddle and there is some sort of clapping ceremony.
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Andrew: Maro Itoje with an almighty strip. A man mountain
Nick: Itoje man of the match by a country mile
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Duhan van der Merwe and Cheslin Kolbe seem to be having a good chat and it's all smiles between the pair.
They part with a thumbs up as Van der Merwe returns to celebrate with his side.
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Siya Kolisi looks despondent as he unravels the tape from his head. The players shake hands and every time two Lions meet they smile and hug.
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Warren Gatland claps his hands together before raising both arms in the air in celebration.
There are hugs aplenty among the replacements and Stuart Hogg screams so loud he goes bright red. YES.
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The siren goes to signal the clock has gone red and WHO ELSE?
Maro Itoje recovers the ball on the floor, the ball goes back to Stuart Hogg and he kicks it out for a Lions victory.
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This is exactly how the first Test of a Lions tour in South Africa should end.
The Lions are ferociously defending and have managed to push South Africa back towards the halfway line, but the Springboks are still coming.
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This has been an outstanding second half from the Lions.
But the Springboks gather their own restart and are suddenly inside the Lions' 22!