The nature of last year’s boilover and the same never-say-die spirit that later sank the Lions and Springboks has sounded a warning The nature of last year’s boilover and the same never-say-die spirit that later sank the Lions and Springboks has sounded a warning S mell that? That delicious whiff, sometimes bitter, but all the sweeter for its bluster? 'Tis the distinctive funk of Australia-England sporting acrimony back on the breeze. The Kangaroos and England battling over rugby league Tests.