2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa

2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
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The 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa is an international rugby union tour which will take place in South Africa in 2021.[1][2]

The British and Irish Lions will play a three-match Test series against South Africa. Unlike previous series, where the Lions played seven additional games against local teams, in 2021 there will only be five additional games, making a total of eight.[3][4]

Possible candidates to coach the 2021 Lions include Warren Gatland, Eddie Jones, Gregor Townsend, Joe Schmidt, Dai Young and Mark McCall.[5]

See also

Preceded by
2017 Tour to New Zealand		 Tour to South Africa
2021		 Succeeded by
2025 Tour to Australia

References

  1. ↑ "Lions Tour - South Africa 2021 - British & Irish Lions". tours.lionsrugby.com.
  2. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/07/11/lions-2021-41-man-squad-tour-south-africa-four-years-time/
  3. ↑ Rees, Exclusive by Paul (24 September 2017). "British & Irish Lions to reduce fixtures for 2021 South Africa tour" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ↑ "British and Irish Lions Will Play Fewer Games At 2021 South Africa Tour - Pundit Arena". www.punditarena.com.
  5. ↑ "Six contenders to coach the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa".
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