Why Boks must go into Lions den to save 2021 series
Mark Keohane, on IOL, writes that the world champion Springboks must play the British & Irish Lions in 2021 or wait until 2033 to face the famed men in red.
Woodward wants Lions to ‘send out message to Boks’
Former England coach Clive Woodward says the British & Irish Lions outperforming the Springboks is one of his wish-list items for the 2021 sporting calendar.
SA Rugby eyes 2021 home Tests
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has confirmed they are in discussion with World Rugby to gain permission to arrange at least three Tests before the Boks play the Lions next year.
Gary Gold on facing British & Irish Lions
Former assistant coach Gary Gold has shared a fascinating anecdote of how the Springboks dominated the set-piece exchanges against the British & Irish Lions in 2009.
Scribes pick Lions team to front Boks
Ten UK-based writers have selected their preferred British & Irish lineups for the first Test against the Springboks in July next year.
Gatland predicts Boks will be ‘underdone’
Warren Gatland says the decision to withdraw the Boks from the Rugby Championship could leave them ‘underdone’ for the incoming British & Irish Lions tour next year.
SA Rugby swamped with Lions ticket applications
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has confirmed that the union received 323,964 local applications for tickets to attend the eight matches of next year’s British & Irish Lions tour.
‘Madness’ if Boks play in Rugby Champs
Former Springbok captain Wynand Claassen believes South Africa should skip this year’s Rugby Championship and focus on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour.
Lions ballot bonanza – 2 weeks to enter
Supply will trump demand for ticket ballot purchase for the British & Irish Lions eight-match rugby extravaganza in South Africa in 2021.
Robertson keen to assist Farrell with Lions defence
Crusaders boss Scott Robertson says his desire to work with the British & Irish Lions doesn’t necessarily have to be as an assistant coach.
