Every match from the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa will be exclusively live on Sky Sports; fans who don't have Sky will be able to catch all the action via streaming service NOW, which offers day and monthly passes
Friday 30 July 2021 14:53, UK
Tadhg Beirne dials in from the British and Irish Lions camp as he discusses his rugby journey, the Lions' win over the Springboks and how they are hoping to wrap up the series.
Beirne discusses his journey from pizza delivery boy struggling to get game time for Leinster, to winning the Pro12 with the Scarlets, signing for Munster and thriving on the international stage: making history with Ireland, and now earning his Lions Test debut.
Beirne came on for Courtney Lawes in the second half as the Lions claimed a 22-17 win over South Africa to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
And while Beirne would love to start against the current world champions, he is hoping to once again have an impact off the bench: "It would be silly for me to expect to start, given how well the boys played.
"A realistic hope would be to be involved again. Hopefully I get a decent spell, if I am on the bench - have some kind of impact in the game, and come away with the win. We'd love to put the series away this weekend: we're certainly confident we can do it again."
Will Greenwood is hosting a weekly Lions podcast ahead of Warren Gatland's tourists taking on the world champion Springboks over the summer - all the games from the 2021 tour will be shown live on Sky Sports.
