Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I wasn’t paying full attention at the time, but did the commentator say that South Africa didn’t have any backs among their substitutes? If that’s true, then I really hope they don’t retain their title because I can also remember how awful the last Lions tour was - the more the modern day South Africa wins, the worse it is for rugby’s future I’d say.
They usually put 6 forwards and 2 backs on the bench. Most other teams have a 5-3 split.