British & Irish Lions Series to be played behind closed doors

British & Irish Lions Series to be played behind closed doors

The British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is set to be held behind closed doors.

Fans from Ireland or the UK will not be permitted to travel to the Republic for the tour. 

A revised schedule has been issued with British and Irish Lions playing all of their matches in the Western Cape and Gauteng with games in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria.

The warm-up game against Japan at Murrayfield will still proceed as planned on Saturday 26th June with a kick off time still to be confirmed.

There is also one team change in the revised schedule with the Lions replacing the SA Invitational team.
 
 
The adjustment was made to reduce the risks associated with drawing a squad from around the country.
 
 
 
 
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The full Lions Series 2021 is:


  • Saturday 3 July: Emirates Lions v The British & Irish Lions (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)
  • Wednesday 7 July: Cell C Sharks v The British & Irish Lions (Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg) KO 20h00 (SAT) / 19h00 (BST)
  • Saturday 10 July: Vodacom Bulls v The British & Irish Lions (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)
  • Wednesday 14 July: South Africa ‘A’ v The British & Irish Lions (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town) KO 20h00 (SAT) / 19h00 (BST)
  • Saturday 17 July: DHL Stormers v The British & Irish Lions (Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)
  • Saturday 24 July: Springboks v The British & Irish Lions (1st Test, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)
  • Saturday 31 July: Springboks v The British & Irish Lions (2nd Test, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)
  • Saturday 7 Aug: Springboks v The British & Irish Lions (3rd Test, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg) KO 18h00 (SAT) / 17h00 (BST)

 

All ticket holders for the original schedule will receive a full refund. SA Rugby also confirmed that SA resident ticket holders would have first right to purchase tickets for the revised schedule if restrictions on attendance at sports events were lifted.

South Africa is currently categorised as ‘red’ for Covid 19 by the UK Government. The UK government states that you should not travel to red list countries or territories for leisure purposes.

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