British and Irish Lions

On his home ground in Durban last weekend the immaculate Pienaar kicked the Boks to victory both out of hand and off the ground. He ended the game with 13 points and completely justified his selection in the No 10 jersey.

But while his first option at the ABSA Stadium was to kick for territory, he says things might be different in Pretoria as the Springboks look to clinch the Castle Series with a second victory.

"We went into the first Test with a plan to kick the ball quite a bit. In hindsight, we should possibly have hung on to the ball a bit more," said Pienaar.

"That is something we have looked at this week. Whereas last weekend my first option was to kick, on a normal day I'd opt to run first.

"I hope to get more chances to get our backs into the game at Loftus because we have such good outside backs. Bryan Habana and JP Pietersen hardly saw the ball in attack last weekend, so I'll certainly be looking at creating more space for them"

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.

Three former British & Irish Lions will line-up against an England XV at Twickenham Stadium on Sunday as the Barbarians warm-up for their showdown with the 2013 tourists in Hong Kong next week.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.