This was the first time a Lions side had come from behind to win a Test series.
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With little preparation time, Gatland remains hopeful that his Lions side will be "incredibly positive" in their play.
Referee Nigel Owens awarded a penalty try after replacement Kings scrum-half Josh Fowles illegally came round to disrupt it on the Lions side, and O'Gara's conversion made it 20-3.
Chris Woakes, selected for the England Lions side to meet the West Indians next week, was not at his best with the new ball and Rikki Clarke's first three overs cost 28 runs.
The concept of a combined touring Lions side began in 1891 when a group of English and Scottish players took part in a three-Test series against South Africa under the auspices of the Rugby Football Union.
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He arrived in South Africa as a seemingly automatic pick for the Lions Test side, but while Bowe and Monye can boast eight tries between them on tour Williams has not yet broken his duck.
Sowden-Taylor had only been on the field at the Liberty Stadium a matter of minutes, replacing Wales and Lions open-side Martyn Williams.
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Springbok fly-half Morne Steyn gave his side hope with a third penalty but Lions stand-off Stephen Jones kept the home side at bay with two kicks of his own, and Odwa Ndungane's late disallowed try for a foot in touch compounded South Africa's misery.
Ousmane Ndoye will almost certainly fill in for the suspended Khalilou Fadiga on the left side of the Lions' midfield.
Southern Kings coach Alan Solomons was pleased his side had given the Lions a punishing physical examination, although Van der Westhuyzen and lock Ross Skeate were yellow-carded.
"The Lions have chosen a pretty formidable side and are clearly looking to get some combinations ready for the tests, " Cashmore, who played two tests in 1996 and 1997, told the New Zealand Rugby Union website.
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The Lions -- a touring representative side featuring the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales -- only come together every four years and they tour New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in strict rotation.
And the Lions flanker marked his return to the side in place of Robbie Diack by touching down in the corner.
The victory for an inexperienced Wales side - shorn of their Lions stars and players from the Dragons - was their first match of a two-Test summer tour than concludes against the USA in Chicago next Saturday.
If neither side backs down before Sunday, Lions flanker Charvis could be sent home and stripped of the captaincy.
Logan played in three World Cups and a Five Nations-winning side but says selection for the Lions is still the ultimate accolade.
And the Teranga Lions' French manager, who saw his side labour to a 0-0 draw in Monday's game, insists he has every confidence in his players' attitude.
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An ineffective display at Newlands might well close the book on Williams' Lions career, having toured with the 2005 side to New Zealand and played in the 48-18 second Test loss.
Jones' adversary at the World Cup, Clive Woodward, has since been knighted and left the England side to focus on managing the Lions in New Zealand next year and begin his qualifications for a new coaching career in football.
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The 45-year-old Frenchman -- who will lead the side known as the 'Indomitable Lions' for the first time against Austria -- follows in the footsteps of Winfried Schafer, Artur Jorge, Arie Haan and latterly Otto Pfister to become the African nations fifth European coach since 2004.
However, despite turning out in six Tests for the Lions he was unable to finish on the winning side.
Hastings played all three Tests on the Lions' 1989 tour to Australia and led the side on the trip to New Zealand in 1993.
The Springboks XV featured five players who played in the Lions Tests including Ruan Pienaar, who put his side 6-3 ahead with two early penalties.
What we might think should be the Lions Test XV now is unlikely to be the side that takes to the field in Durban for the first Test.
Although they lost 15-7, Rowlands made history by becoming the first man to manage the side twice when he was chosen to take the Lions to Australia.
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"We have been overwhelmed and humbled by the players' response and certainly did not expect a gesture of this magnitude, " said Mr Bown, who has been with the international side since 2004 and will work on the British Lions tour of South Africa this summer.
Lions skipper Paul O'Connell was disappointed at the way his side lost the battle at the breakdown, the Cheetahs forcing more than half-a-dozen turnovers.
Lions captain Paul O'Connell was proud of the way his side responded to the disappointment of losing the second Test with the last kick of the game in Pretoria.
The Johannesburg-born player excelled with England Lions in the United Arab Emirates to earn a spot with the senior side, which flies to Dhaka on Sunday.
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