The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa all comes down to this.
After a controversial series, marred by the behaviour of Rassie Erasmus in particular, the two teams do battle one last time on Saturday with everything level at 1-1.
Here’s what you need to know.
What time is the Lions v South Africa third Test on Saturday?
The British and Irish Lions face South Africa in the final Test on Saturday, August 7. The match will kick off at 5pm UK time/6pm local time at Cape Town Stadium.
The fixture is being played behind closed doors with no fans.
What TV channel is Lions v South Africa on? What about live streaming?
Lions v South Africa will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK – see the latest Sky Sports deals here – with customers able to live stream coverage via the Sky Go app or online.
Coverage gets under way on Sky Sports Main Event at 3.30pm.
You can also follow match updates live on WalesOnline here from Saturday morning.
In South Africa, the fixture is being shown live on SuperSport.
How to watch the Lions if you don’t have Sky Sports
You can watch Sky Sports without subscribing by getting a NOW TV Sports membership.
You can buy a day membership (£9.98) to Sky Sports to watch on your TV, phone and tablet, while monthly passes are also available. You can buy these passes from the NOW website.
Is Lions TV coverage available to watch for free?
Not if you’re after live coverage.
However, free-to-air TV channel S4C has secured the rights to show same-day highlights of the Lions’ matches. You can find out more here.
Lions v South Africa team news
Warren Gatland has made six changes to his British and Irish Lions starting XV ahead of the crucial third Test against the Springboks this weekend.
Six Welshman are named in the starting side, with Liam Williams, Josh Adams and Wyn Jones all set for their first starts of the Test series, while Ken Owens is promoted from the bench to join Alun Wyn Jones and Dan Biggar.
Elsewhere, Bundee Aki is included at inside centre to win his first Test cap, joining Robbie Henshaw who switches to 13, while Ali Price is reinstated at scrum half having been named as a replacement last weekend.
In the pack, Scarlets prop Jones has recovered from his shoulder infection to partner club team-mate Owens and Ireland tight-head Tadhg Furlong in the front-row, with the back-five of the pack remaining the same once again.
Alun Wyn Jones is named as captain to win his 12th consecutive cap moving him alongside Graham Price and Mike Gibson in the list of most Lions Test appearances.
On the bench, Adam Beard, Finn Russell, and Sam Simmonds all feature for the first time in the Test Series and will all win their first Lions cap should they take the field.
As for South Africa, they are missing two key men in the injured Faf de Klerk and Pieter-Steph du Toit.
Cobus Reinach starts at scrum-half, while Franco Mostert moves from the second row to the back row, with Lood De Jager coming into the boiler house alongside Eben Etzebeth.
Lions third Test team v South Africa: Liam Williams; Josh Adams, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, Duhan van der Merwe; Dan Biggar, Ali Price; Wyn Jones, Ken Owens, Tadhg Furlong, Maro Itoje, Alun Wyn Jones (c), Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry, Jack Conan.
Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Mako Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, Adam Beard, Sam Simmonds, Conor Murray, Finn Russell, Elliot Daly.
South Africa team: Le Roux; Kolbe, Am, De Allende, Mapimpi; Pollard, Reinach; Kitshoff, Mbonambi, Malherbe, Etzebeth, De Jager, Kolisi (c), Mostert, Wiese
Replacements: Marx, Nyakane, Koch, Van Staden, Smith, Jantjies, Steyn, Willemse
Who is the referee for Lions v South Africa?
The lucky man in the middle this week is Frenchman Mathieu Raynal, who will be assisted by the two refs from the first two tests, Nic Berry and Ben O’Keefe.
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