Lions must match Bok 力/強力にする to stay in the game says Biggar

By Nick Said

CAPE TOWN, July 19 (Reuters) - British & Irish Lions flyhalf Dan Biggar believes that unless his 味方する 前線 up to the physicality of world 支持する/優勝者s South Africa the three-match 実験(する) series will be lost even before the first game kicks off in Cape Town on Saturday.

The むちの跡s international said South Africa´s gameplan 茎・取り除くs from winning the physical 戦う/戦い and if they get on the 前線 foot they will be hugely difficult to stop.

He also 解任するd the idea that a big pack of 今後s and a 依存 on kicking from the 手渡す is `boring´.

"We would all take the style of play they use if you get a World Cup 勝利者s´ メダル at the end of it," Biggar told reporters on Monday.

"They are ひどく reliant on 始める,決める-piece and getting on the 前線 foot ーに関して/ーの点でs of their 今後 運送/保菌者s off nine (scrumhalf).

"The 量 of kicks on Saturday is going to be pretty high because of what they want you to do, which is to make errors in your own half, as that 許すs them to have 領土 and get into that 力/強力にする game," he 追加するd.

Biggar said the Lions were やめる (疑いを)晴らす about what they will 直面する on Saturday, but knowing your enemy and stopping them were two different things.

"You know everything they are going to throw at you but if they do it 井戸/弁護士席, or you are a little bit off and lose a few 衝突/不一致s, it is very difficult to get 支援する on 最高の,を越す of them.

"That 勢い for them is 抱擁する, so it is about staying in the arm-格闘する as long as possible and not giving them anything cheap.

"You have got to match it. If you don't you will be in trouble and will get over-run. Hopefully there is an 適切な時期 for us to move the ball a little bit, but first and 真っ先の it will be about playing in the 権利 areas and then taking our chances."

Biggar also had high 賞賛する for his opposite number Handre Pollard, who is 支援する from COVID-19 孤立/分離 and likely to start at the 週末.

"He is an incr edibly talented player. For me they are a different team if he plays. He is in his pomp at the minute. I know he has had a bad 傷害 and not played a lot (recently), but with him in the 味方する they 申し込む/申し出 a running 脅し from 10 (flyhalf), a solid defence and a brilliant kicking game.

"We are 準備するing as if he is going to be playing because we realise how important he is to South Africa." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Nick Said; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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