Boks need to get back up to speed
As the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour looms, South Africa’s players will need to regain a physical and mental edge, writes former Springbok captain JEAN DE VILLIERS in the latest SA Rugby magazine.
As the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour looms, South Africa’s players will need to regain a physical and mental edge, writes former Springbok captain JEAN DE VILLIERS in the latest SA Rugby magazine.
Look back at Peter de Villiers’ post-match speech following the Springboks’ series-clinching victory over the British & Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld in 2009.
Tickets from as little as R100 for next year’s British & Irish Lions tour will be available from 2 September following SA Rugby’s announcement of the prices and ballot process on Tuesday.
With South Africa unlikely to bid for a World Cup anytime soon, the British & Irish Lions will be the biggest event on our shores for quite some time. The Money Man and Mark Keohane discuss what you must do to ensure you get your hands on a ticket.
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says there will be a ‘serious reconsideration’ of next year’s British & Irish Lions tour if the current Covid-19 pandemic prevents fans from travelling. DYLAN JACK reports.
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux says the introduction of four tiers of pricing for all 2021 British & Irish Lions matches – unlike the one-price-fits-all approach – is a considerable difference from the 2009 tour.
Test-match ticket prices will range in categories from R500 to R3,000 for the highly-anticipated British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021.
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Former Wales wing Shane Williams has opened up on his pride of wearing a British & Irish Lions jersey during their tour of New Zealand in 2005.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says facing the British & Irish Lions was one of the best experiences of his career and he cannot wait for next year’s tour to begin.