South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus has cranked up the tension with the touring British & Irish Lions by going onto social media to question the tackling technique of Owen Farrell.
Erasmus posted video clips of two tackles Farrell made in the Lions' tour match on Wednesday, when they lost to South Africa A in Cape Town, days after Lions coach Warren Gatland questioned why home scrumhalf Faf de Klerk had not been sent off for a reckless head challenge.
South Africa’s preparations were disrupted by an outbreak of COVID-19 infections, causing the cancellation of a warm-up test against Georgia and five days of isolation for their 45-man squad in their hotel rooms last week.
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