What a relieve! We need something like this badly...
What a relieve! We need something like this badly...
It’s not definite that there will be no spectators
But thank goodness it is being held in SA and will be a proper tour
They really seem quite sure there will be no spectators
No they don’t - they are leaving that decision till later and closer to the time which makes sense
A decision made in March can easily be rescinded in May. The second round of the 2020 Players never took place because the tournament was cancelled overnight.
It would appear that the decision to have it in SA is purely financial. Without it SA rugby apparently would not have survived
I’m guessing hosting it elsewhere would mean having to share the spoils
But without spectators there can be very little financial gain
I hope that they can sort out our domestic teams. We need our guys to be battle hardened. The boks would also need at least 3 test before they go into playing the lions as it has been over a year since we last played a test match.
I think the bulk of the squad would probably be European based, but Lomp and a few other like Esterhuizen are putting their hands up and doing really well.
That said, not sure what to make of the Lions squad or which Nation is on the up. Not a single 6 nations team dominated the tournament. Maybe Wales but they were lucky against some teams with shoddy calls going their way.
But I'm glad it will be a proper tour, hopefully with 4 test matches.
SA need to get going on the Vaccine, SA needs to come off the UK red travel list and the UK must relax on Covid.
So far, with the vaccine roll out it looks like we are on track.
becs
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The management just released a statement saying the tour is going to go ahead in SA as planned, not England as has been suggested. I believe it will be played behind closed doors.