We can bounce back - Bowe - Sport in brief

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The 1989 Lions came from 1-0 down to beat Australia but in over a century of touring South Africa they have never managed the feat against the Springboks.

Bowe said: "There is a hell of a character within the squad and the bond between the players is something else. It is going to be tough next week but we know they are there for the taking."

The winger continued: "We know we are good enough. On Saturday we didn't, we left a mountain to climb but we still came back and were very close.

"We know we made a lot of mistakes, we gave them too many points and we had a mountain to climb but then again we still showed we could definitely come back and could have won it.

"Yes, we have an even bigger mountain to climb next weekend and the week after but it's still definitely do-able. For everyone now it is just a case of wanting to get back out on the pitch and make amends."

Before the Lions can turn their full attention to the second Test, they face the Emerging Springboks in Cape Town on Tuesday night.

Head coach Ian McGeechan is likely to reveal his side on Monday and it could well feature Ireland prop John Hayes, who arrived in South Africa this week as a late replacement for the injured Euan Murray.

The Lions may also need to press Tim Payne into immediate action at loose-head after he was called up as cover for Andrew Sheridan who is struggling to overcome a back injury.

McGeechan said: "Tim Payne has been called up to provide essential cover for the front row. We simply can't go into this week without sufficient cover at loose-head prop as we play the Emerging Springboks and the Springboks in the space of five days."