The Sharks’ clash with the British & Irish Lions will go ahead despite a Covid-19 scare in the camp of the touring team earlier on Wednesday, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
The British & Irish Lions put a Covid-impacted day behind them by punishing a poor Sharks performance with a 54-7 victory in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Look back at this memorable footrace between British & Irish Lions centre Brian O’Driscoll and Sharks wing Lwazi Mvovo during their clash in Durban twelve years ago.
The British & Irish Lions have confirmed that a member of its management team has tested positive for Covid-19 and Wednesday night’s game against the Sharks is now dependent on negative results from subsequent PCR testing.
In the latest episode of this new video series, the MoneyMan, three-tour Lions veteran Scott Gibbs and Mark Keohane discuss the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the British & Irish Lions tour.
SA Rugby magazine identifies key players from the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions who could be set for a big Test series.
Highly respected coach Brendan Venter believes the British & Irish Lions lacked some intensity in their tour opener and that the pendulum may have swung back in favour of the Boks ahead of the Test series.
In this new SuperSport segment, former Bok coach Nick Mallett says he would be worried about South Africa being able to dominate the British & Irish Lions physically if Marvin Orie and Franco Mostert were the second-row pairing due to injuries.
Check out the squads for the second match of the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa between the tourists and the Sharks at Ellis Park. (more…)
Bulls CEO Edgar Rathbone remains cautiously optimistic that the tour match against the British & Irish Lions could be rescheduled for the Tuesday before the first Test in Cape Town. CRAIG LEWIS reports.
