2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa

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2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
Date3 July – 7 August
Coach(es) Warren Gatland

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 included Warren Gatland, Eddie Jones, Gregor Townsend, Joe Schmidt, Dai Young and Mark McCall.[5] Subsequently, in May 2019, Warren Gatland agreed to take charge of the team for the third successive time, with both parties agreeing to the deal.[6][7] Gatland was officially unveiled as the 2021 coach on 12 June 2019.[8]

Matches

The 8 match schedule was announced on 4 December 2019

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Details
3 July Stormers v British and Irish Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
7 July South Africa Invitational v British and Irish Lions Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
10 July Sharks v British and Irish Lions Kings Park Stadium, Durban
14 July South Africa 'A' v British and Irish Lions Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
17 July Bulls v British and Irish Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
24 July  South Africa v British and Irish Lions FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
31 July  South Africa v British and Irish Lions Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
7 August  South Africa v British and Irish Lions Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lions Tour – South Africa 2021 – British & Irish Lions". The British and Irish Lions.
  2. ^ "Lions 2021: A 41-man squad to tour South Africa in four years' time". The Daily Telegraph. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ^ Rees, Paul (25 September 2017). "British & Irish Lions to reduce fixtures for 2021 South Africa tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ^ Rees, Paul (25 September 2017). "Lions to play fewer matches in 2021 South Africa tour". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Six contenders to coach the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa". Sky Sports. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Warren Gatland agrees deal to coach British and Irish Lions for 2021 South Africa tour". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. ^ Rees, Paul (10 May 2019). "Warren Gatland to take charge of Lions for 2021 South Africa tour". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Gatland 'honoured' after becoming only second man to lead Lions for third time". The Guardian. 12 June 2019.
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