Biggar will take on Racing 92 and Ulster Rugby with Northampton in Pool A of the Heineken Champions Cup this season, but for now his attentions have been firmly fixed on the Lions’ three-Test tour in South Africa.

The Welshman kicked 14 points in the Lions’ 22-17 victory in the first game of the series last weekend, but his three penalties were a mere consolation as South Africa cruised to victory in the second Test.

Biggar exchanged penalties with South Africa’s Handre Pollard over the course of a dramatic first half, with the Lions ultimately heading into the break 9-6 up.

Springboks wing Cheslin Kolbe, a Heineken Champions Cup winner with Stade Toulousain last season, was sin-binned for taking out Munster Rugby scrum-half Conor Murray in the air following a lengthy TMO review.

Lions wing Duhan van der Merwe, who has joined Worcester Warriors ahead of next season, was also shown a yellow card for a trip on Kolbe just moments before the Toulouse man was dismissed.

South Africa asserted themselves on the game in the second half, with Makazole Mapimpi crossing for a try on 45 minutes.

Lukhanyo Am then went over, with Pollard’s conversion pushing the hosts into a healthy lead with just under half an hour to play.

The South African fly-half was on target from the tee on three further occasions in the final ten minutes, notching a trio of penalties to condemn the Lions to a disappointing defeat.

Three penalties from the boot of Northampton Saints fly-half Dan Biggar were the British and Irish Lions’ only points as South Africa triumphed 27-9 in Cape Town on Saturday to level the series at 1-1.