ON SATURDAY,

the world champion Springboks’ third successive defeat in the Rugby Championship — in their 100th Test against New Zealand — will have created fresh pangs of regret for Warren Gatland and his beaten Lions. Week after week, South Africa’s limitations have been exposed. They were there for the taking in Cape Town but the tourists blew a golden chance with tactical negativity. That was clear when Iain Henderson became the latest squad member to break ranks and admit they had played into the Boks’ hands.