Friday, September 29, 2023
  • Login
The Southern African Times
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
The Southern African Times
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Lions could rescue South Africa tour by hosting test series

by SAT Reporter
January 6, 2021
in Sports
0
Lions could rescue South Africa tour by hosting test series

British and Irish Lions' Owen Farrell after the third test of the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour is drawn at Eden Park, Auckland. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday July 8, 2017. See PA story RUGBYU Lions. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use or obscuring of sponsor logos. Editorial use only. No commercial use or obscuring of sponsor logos.

0
VIEWS

LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – The British and Irish Lions could host a test series for the first time as part of plans to rescue the 2021 tour of South Africa that is under threat by the coronavirus pandemic.

Playing the test matches in Britain and Ireland is one of three contingency plans under consideration by the Lions board in case the tour, scheduled for June 26-Aug. 7 this year, has to be called off.

Postponing the tour until 2022, or sticking with the current itinerary but playing the games without spectators are also being discussed in meetings that will take place over January and early February.

A final decision is expected to be taken in mid-February after consultation with SA Rugby, with talks ongoing between rugby officials and various government departments and broadcast partners, the Lions have said.

The current schedule sees the Lions take on Japan in a warm-up game on June 26, after which they travel to South Africa to play five provincial games followed by three tests against the Springboks, who are the reigning world champions.

The BBC reported Tuesday that a revised plan, bringing the test series to Britain and Ireland, would see the tests played at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wembley Stadium in London and Twickenham, also in London. With a vaccination program underway in Britain, there is a realistic prospect of having crowds at the games by the summer — even if spectator numbers could be limited.

Postponing the tour until 2022 would suit SA Rugby but see it clash with lucrative summer tours. Holding games in South Africa but without fans, meanwhile, would deprive the Lions of their travelling contingent of fans — a strong part of the team’s brand — but ensure broadcast money and preserve the Lions’ touring tradition.

The Lions are made up of players from the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and they tour either Australia, South Africa or New Zealand every four years.

Previous Post

South Africa testing whether vaccines work against variant

Next Post

Australia’s National Airline Qantas reopens Bookings

SAT Reporter

Related Posts

South Africa Dominates Scotland in Impressive World Cup Opener
Sports

South Africa Dominates Scotland in Impressive World Cup Opener

by SAT Reporter
September 10, 2023
Remembering Heath Streak: A Cricketing Legend’s Legacy
Sports

Remembering Heath Streak: A Cricketing Legend’s Legacy

by SAT Reporter
September 3, 2023
Heath Streak says he is ‘very much alive’ after teammates pay tributes to ‘dead’ Zimbabwe star
Sports

Heath Streak says he is ‘very much alive’ after teammates pay tributes to ‘dead’ Zimbabwe star

by SAT Reporter
August 25, 2023
Battle of Titans Anticipated as South Africa Faces New Zealand in Rugby Showdown
Sports

Battle of Titans Anticipated as South Africa Faces New Zealand in Rugby Showdown

by SAT Reporter
August 25, 2023
American Golfer Justin Thomas Joins Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa
Sports

American Golfer Justin Thomas Joins Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa

by SAT Reporter
August 10, 2023
Next Post
Australia’s National Airline Qantas reopens Bookings

Australia’s National Airline Qantas reopens Bookings

Browse by Category

  • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • African Debt
  • African Start ups
  • Algeria
  • All News
  • Analysis
  • Angola
  • Asia
  • Botswana
  • BOTSWANA
  • BRICS
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Business
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Central Africa
  • China
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Changev
  • Congo Republic
  • COVID 19
  • CRYPTOCURRENCY
  • Culture
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Eastern Africa
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Egypt
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Ethiopia
  • Europe
  • Fashion
  • Feature
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Food and Drink
  • Foods
  • GABON
  • Ghana
  • Global
  • Guinea
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • in Southern Africa
  • International news
  • Just In
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Libya
  • Life Style
  • Lifestyle
  • Malawi
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Markets
  • Middle East
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Africa
  • North-Eastern Africa
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Property
  • Racism
  • Rwanda
  • SAT Jobs
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sports
  • Startup Africa
  • STOCK EXCHANGE
  • Sudan
  • Sustainablity
  • Tanzania
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • The Power Of She
  • Togo
  • Travel
  • Travel
  • Tunisia
  • Uganda
  • Uncategorized
  • West Africa
  • World
  • World
  • ZAMBIA
  • Zambia
  • ZIMBABWE
  • Zimbabwe

Browse by Tags

africa African business news Africa News african footballer African investments african markets African news African start-up Agriculture banking Business China Classic Climate change Content currency economy Explore Bali Finance football Investment Kenya Life Style Markets Market Stories Nigeria oil and gas Opinion Pandemic Politics Premium Russia South Africa Southern African News sports Stay Home technology Travel United Kingdom United Stated Vaccine Work From Home Wuhan Zambia Zimbabwe

WHO WE ARE

The Southern African Times is a regional bloc digital newspaper that covers Southern African and world news. The paper also gives a nuanced analysis on news and covers a wide range of reporting which include sports, entertainment, foreign affairs, arts and culture.
  • Home
  • Southern Africa
  • Business
    • African Start ups
    • African Continental Free Trade Area
  • Technology
    • Lifestyle
      • Health
      • Culture
      • Food and Drink
      • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • SAT Jobs
    • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist