British & Irish Lions history: EIGHTH time a series has gone down to the wire

Saturday’s third Test between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions will be the eighth occasion in which the composite side and their opponents have gone into the final match with the series all square.

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The British & Irish Lions have won two of the previous deciders, the host nation four and one was drawn.

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Previous deciders:

1903 (South Africa)

The first two Tests were drawn 10-10 and 0-0. South Africa won the decider 8-0 in Cape Town.

1910 (South Africa)

The Springboks won the first Test 14-10 and the Lions the second 8-3. The hosts won the decider 21-5 in Cape Town.

1989 (Australia)

Australia won the first Test 30-12, but the Lions triumphed 19-12 and 19-18 in the next two.

1993 (New Zealand)

New Zealand opened the series with a 20-18 win, then lost 20-7 before achieving a 30-13 victory in the decider.

2001 (Australia)

The Lions opened with a 29-13 win but Australia won the next two Tests 35-14 and 29-23.

2013 (Australia)

The Lions won the first Test 23-21 but Australia edged the second 16-15. Coach Warren Gatland made six changes for the decider, which the Lions won 41-16.

2017 (New Zealand)

The All Blacks won the first Test 30-15, the Lions the second 24-21 and the third Test was drawn 15-15. The only other time the honours were shared in a Lions series was in South Africa in 1955 when a four-match series finished 2-2.

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