Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi will join red hurricanes on the Japanese side

The winger of the Springbok Makazole Mapimpi will join the Japanese NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes team for the upcoming season from September 2020 to April 2021. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

The hurricanes, which are trained by South African Johan Ackermann, had initially attempted to land Mapimpi during the transfer window in a permanent deal in a movement of large sums of money with a net worth of more than R9 million.

However, the winner of the Rugby World Cup signed a contract extension until 2023 allowing him to take a gap year in Japan while increasing his earning potential. It also sees him retain a spot in the Cell C Sharks and keeps him in the crosshairs of selectors for the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour.

The 29-year-old said the original Japanese offer was for one year, but that he couldn't leave for a year without knowing what would happen to his future thereafter.

"I'm not saying that I don't trust myself to make or find a new home, but I can't leave a place where I was well cared for just because I see bigger deals elsewhere," Mapimpi told local publication Sport24.

Makazole Mapimpi

Mapimpi credits Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee for a favorable outcome in the negotiations for both the club and the player at a time when South African rugby seemed to be in a vulnerable position to retain their best talent, especially the RWC winners.

"I had to sit down and talk to the relevant people and they gave me the opportunity to quickly go there and earn some money for myself."

Mapimpi, like several South African players abroad, hopes to play on the Lions' upcoming tour next year, describing him as their most epic goal.

"Obviously, it will be up to the coaches, but I feel like I could still get to the Bok team for the British and Irish Lions tour."

Mapimpi, the first South African to score a try in a RWC final, made his Super Rugby debut in 2017 and has accumulated a total of 100 points in 46 appearances.

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The new Diego Costa eyes Barcelona

Diego Costa will need to leave a superior impression than on his last outing to the Camp Nou when Atletico Madrid goes to play Barcelona on Tuesday.

The striker has come back from lockdown fit as a fiddle and has been in the fine structure on the pitch, scoring three objectives in Atletico's initial five games back.

Presently, he's getting ready to take on a Barcelona side that looks somewhat suspect at the back.

Costa's last appearance at the Camp Nou, on April 6, 2019, kept going only 28 minutes before he was sent off by Jesus Gil Manzano.

The profane words he utilized towards the arbitrator that night saw him get a straight red card and a resulting eight-coordinate boycott.

That suspension shut down a season in which the Spanish worldwide had overseen only five objectives, remembering two for the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid.

It was September before the previous Chelsea forward came back to activity in LaLiga Santander and he just got twice in his next 15 games.

A hernia injury kept him out for a few months over Christmas before he made his rebound against Liverpool in the Champions League.

After the three-month rest in the season, Costa refocused as far as scoring objectives at San Mames in Atletico's first game back.

He lined that up with a liberal help for Joao Felix at Osasuna and another arrangement for Vitolo to score against Real Valladolid.

Costa jumped on the scoresheet in every one of Atletico's next two trips, netting once against Levante and once against Alaves.

That gives him a record of three objectives and two aids 265 minutes since LaLiga Santander's arrival - one objective at regular intervals and one objective commitment like clockwork.

Costa's down gone past objectives and helps, however, while considering the difficulty he can cause restriction resistances just by being on the pitch.

Barcelona is next up for this new and hungry Costa, who is yet to confront the Blaugrana this season in either LaLiga Santander or the Supercopa de Espana.

The striker did be that as it may locate the net against the Catalans at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in the principal half of the last battle.

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British and Irish Lions Tour – Damian Willemse reveals about gender violence

Springbok and Stormers, Damian Willemse, say rugby players should use their platform to ensure that gender-based violence in South Africa is addressed.

Willemse and his fellow Boks Siya Kolisi and Herschel Jantjies As well as Blitzboks and Imbokodo captains Siviwe Soyizwapi and Zintle Mpupha, delivered food packages to a group of Peakview High School students in Athlone, Cape Town, yesterday as part of the #StrongerTogether for R32- 12 campaign.

“Gender violence is very common in South Africa, and it is our responsibility as men to talk about it, said Willemse. It is something that we have to look at; it is our responsibility to make sure that our women are safe. We as rugby players have a platform to make a difference and we need to use it.”

Players urged schools to join the #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign, which helps alleviate hunger. Food Forward SA is another charity that benefits from the campaign, where raffle tickets are sold for R32.12.

Players give away some of their prized possessions from last year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. The school that sells the most tickets will be visited with the Webb Ellis Cup.

Siya Kolisi

The Bok Kolisi patron had some inspirational words for the students before the food packages were delivered to the 67 matrices.

“I am always excited to visit a school, even more during this difficult time,” said Kolisi. Kolisi is giving away a matching jersey he wore in one of the RWC group matches.

We know that their very important school year was severely disrupted by the coronavirus and that their communities are suffering. However, it is important that you show determination to finish your academic year. I want to urge you to work much harder.

“Our World Cup victory last year was the result of a lot of hard work. So you should approach your studies and exams with the same determination. You are the leaders of tomorrow and, although it is difficult at this time, persevere and give your best.”

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Men should talk about gender violence Springboks Willemse says

CAPE TOWN Springbok and Stormers, Damian Willemse, say rugby players should use their platform to ensure that gender-based violence in South Africa is addressed. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

Willemse and his fellow Boks Siya Kolisi and Herschel Jantjies, as well as Blitzboks and Imbokodo captains Siviwe Soyizwapi and Zintle Mpupha, delivered food packages to a group of Peakview High School students in Athlone, Cape Town, yesterday as part of the #StrongerTogether for R32- 12 campaign.

"Gender violence is very common in South Africa, and it is our responsibility as men to talk about it, said Willemse. It is something that we really have to look at, it is our responsibility to make sure that our women are safe. We as rugby players have a platform to make a difference and we need to use it."

Players urged schools to join the #StrongerTogether for R32-12 campaign, which helps alleviate hunger. Food Forward SA is another charity that benefits from the campaign, where raffle tickets are sold for R32.12, and players give away some of their prized possessions from last year's Rugby World Cup in Japan. The school that sells the most tickets will be visited with the Webb Ellis Cup.

Siya Kolisi

The Bok Kolisi patron had some inspirational words for the students before the food packages were delivered to the 67 matrices.

"I am always excited to visit a school, even more during this difficult time," said Kolisi, who is giving away a matching jersey he wore in one of the RWC group matches.

We know that their very important school year was severely disrupted by the coronavirus and that their communities are suffering. However, it is important that you show determination to finish your academic year and I want to urge you to work much harder.

“Our World Cup victory last year was the result of a lot of hard work, so you should approach your studies and exams with the same determination. You are the leaders of tomorrow and, although it is difficult at this time, persevere and give your best.”

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British and Irish Lions tour 2021 dates for SA could depend on the global calendar

South African Rugby has confirmed there is a slight possibility the following summer's British and Irish Lions visit could be moved to suit an expected updated worldwide schedule.

The Lions visit has an arranged July 3, 2021 beginning, with the three Tests on back to back ends of the week from July 24 onwards; however, a mooted change to the game's worldwide schedule could see a switch.

"The visit is going on and the time is as yet fixed on where it is, however, there may be a date change," South African Rugby CEO Juries Roux said in a press preparation on Monday.

"There is a slight possibility that to line up with another worldwide schedule, it may move to either a September/October or October/November window and that is simply because if that is the main obstacle of getting the worldwide schedule over the line, we would not have any desire to be the deterrent to that."

Roux said a choice on the recommended worldwide schedule move, which would get rid of mid-year internationals, could come when July 1, which would give conviction on when the Lions visit, will occur.

"Second just to the World Cup, it is the greatest thing on the schedule," Roux included.

"The business model we have set up as a joint endeavor among us and the Lions is in reality entirely 'out there'.

"We have discarded the course book on it. It is an extraordinary model. It is a sharing of income, logos, and IP (licensed innovation) and business worth, and something that in a post-COVID world will enable us to work as a going concern."

Exchanges to adjust the club and global schedule to ease apparatus blockage have been quickened by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the game.

Among the thoughts being talked about is a move of the Six Nations Championship, potentially to a month or two later than its flow February/March opening, and for Europe to embrace to a greater degree a midyear club rugby season.

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Lions will find Springboks in rude health thanks to Rassie

As we reflect on the Springbok triumph of 1995, it is a curious fact from the era of professional rugby that the travels of the British and Irish Lions to South Africa correlate with the Springboks as world champions, and it is also a fact that in every The Boks have a different coach than the one who won the World Cup two years earlier. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

In 1996, poor health saw Kitch Christie turn the reins over to Andre Markgraaff, who after being dishonored when a racist comment was released resigned and was succeeded by the inexperienced Carel du Plessis for the '97 series against the Lions Carel should never have been named and the momentum generated by the 1995 World Cup victory was lost and the Boks lost a series to a fairly average Lions team.

It was a different story when the Lions returned in 2009. The team Jake White had built to win the 2007 World Cup was preserved by incoming coach Peter de Villiers, and while there was an indifferent success for the Boks in 2008, 2009 was one one of the best years in Bok history, with the Boks winning the Tri-Nations, including three consecutive wins over the All Blacks, and the series against a very strong Lions team.

Springboks

Next year, the Lions are slated to return once again and they will find Springbok rugby in rude health thanks to the legacy of Rassie Erasmus. He carefully rebuilt and transformed the Springboks after a few years of scarcity.

The structures this perfectionist has established should ensure that the Boks maintain the excellence they displayed in Japan, particularly with Erasmus ensuring continuity by naming his assistant last year, Jacques. Nienaber, as his successor. As head coach.

When White took over the Boks after the confusion of the 2003 World Cup, he made the outrageous promise to the players that they would win the World Cup four years later.

The fulfillment of that promise, frankly, was due to the relentless perseverance of the coach, some would say stubbornness of rank: Jake gathered a core of players for his first game in charge and stayed with them through thick and thin, and there was plenty of the latter. Nine of the players White chose for his first game in charge in 2004 started in the World Cup final in Paris.

Jake immediately won the Tri-Nations in 2004; 2005 was a mediocre year and then 2006 was a disaster. The Boks lost to France, Ireland, and England, twice against Australia including the 49-0 humiliation in Brisbane and twice against New Zealand. And twice the coach's neck was on the line that year.

He was first saved when the Boks beat the All Blacks 21-20 in Rustenburg he would have been fired if they had lost and then later in the year after White had been called back to South Africa to argue with his employers. At Saru, when the Boks defeated England in their second test against them.

The same Bok lineup that had been so poor in 2006 flourished in France the following year, and Jake White last laughed. He had stuck to his weapons and finally reaped the most beautiful of dividends. And 12 members of the team that won the final against England in Paris started the second Test that secured the series against the Lions two years later at Loftus Versfeld.

Rassie Erasmus

In 1995, Rassie was a 22-year-old flanker playing for Free State, the team he would coach in 2005 for his first Currie Cup title since 1976. It was just his second year as a coach after retiring as a player in 2003 and his first crack in the Currie Cup. It was only a matter of time before he trained the Boks.

In addition to the legacy of a happy and successful team, Rassie's commitment to transforming the Springbok side is highly recommended. In the Boks 2015 World Cup semi-final loss to the All Blacks, Heyneke Meyer started with three black players and had one among his substitutes. In last year's final, Rassie doubled that number on both counts, including, of course, our first black captain.

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UEFA Super Cup 2020 match ball designed by children

Children’s drawings from ten UEFA Foundation for Children projects will feature in the design of the 2020 UEFA Super Cup match ball. Today, UEFA begins telling the stories of the youngsters whose creativity made this unique initiative happen on its Instagram platforms.

This season’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners will play the annual UEFA Super Cup match in Porto on 12 August with a special match ball featuring a series of children’s drawings integrated into the ball’s design.

The drawings are the work of 18 children with different backgrounds from ten European organizations who work together with the UEFA Foundation for Children, who were selected by the chairman of the foundation’s board, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.

Children from across the continent were encouraged to submit drawings showing what football meant to them in a contest organized by the foundation together with its ten partner organizations. Mr. Čeferin chose the 18 drawings from a portfolio of more than 200 contributions.

Unique moment

“I’m sure that the children will be thrilled to see their drawings on the Super Cup match ball, and to know that stars of our game will be scoring goals with it,” said the UEFA President.

“These young people know the work of the UEFA Foundation, and I am proud that they want to be part of one of UEFA’s showpiece events.

“It was inspiring to see all these excellent drawings and hear the stories of the children. I hope that the joy they feel because their artwork is on the ball for such an important match will motivate them not only to play football but also to follow their dreams.”

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June 25 - All Blacks beat British & Irish Lions in the series opener

Some stories of the past that led to sporting headlines around the world on June 25.

1983

India wins their first-ever Cricket World Cup, beating the West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord's. 

Set 184 for victory, the West Indies were cruising at 50/1, but quickly found themselves at 76/6 and eventually out for 140. 

Back then, games were 60 overs, with Man of the Match awarded to Mohinder Amarnath for his 26 runs and 3/12. Kris Srikkanth led all scorers with 38.

2005

The All Blacks open their test series against the British & Irish Lions with a 21-3 win at Jade Stadium in Christchurch. 

The win was overshadowed by a dangerous tackle that saw Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll dislocate his shoulder in the opening minutes of the match. 

O'Driscoll was driven head-first into the ground by opposite number Tana Umaga and hooker Keven Mealamu. 

Dan Carter kicked three penalties and a conversion, with Ali Williams and Sitiveni Sivivatu scoring tries. Johnny Wilkinson kicked the only goal for the Lions. 

2009

French center Mathieu Bastareaud admits he lied about being attacked by up to five people outside the team hotel, after a 14–10 defeat to New Zealand in Wellington.

He later revealed that his injuries were caused by a drunken fall in his hotel room.

2017

American Jordan Spieth secures victory at the Travelers Championship, after holing out from the bunker.

Spieth, who finished -12, led wire-to-wire at TPC River Highlands and had to land a 60-foot shot from the bunker to win the tournament in a playoff against Daniel Berger.

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Euro 2020 play-off dates set, Irish League and Super Cup

UEFA has revealed several significant decisions from their Executive Committee meeting, with ramifications for the Irish League and the Northern Ireland national team.

Dates set for Northern Ireland's Euro play-offs

Northern Ireland's Euro Cup 2020 play-off semi-final against Bosnia & Herzegovinia has been confirmed for October

The continental governing body confirmed that the match, along with other playoff semis, will take place on Thursday 8 October, with Northern Ireland's potential final against either Republic of Ireland or Slovakia at Windsor Park set to take place on Thursday 12 November.

Both of those games are due to be played as the first matches in triple-header international windows along with Nations League fixtures.

Northern Ireland will host Austria on October 11 and travel to Norway on November 14 in the Nations League. They will then welcome the Austrians to Windsor on November 15 and host Romania on November 18.

Confirmation on how Nations League games are to be moved has yet to be provided, however, the play-off semi-final is now set to be the new Northern Ireland manager's third game in charge, after Nations League games against Romania and Norway in September.

Should Northern Ireland make it through to the Euro 2020 finals, they will still face two matches, as originally scheduled, against Poland (June 14) and Sweden (June 18) at Dublin's Aviva Stadium before taking on Spain in Bilbao (June 23) in Group E.

The finals will be played between June 11 and July 11 in 2021.

UEFA Super Cup 2021 remains in Belfast

The 2021 UEFA Super Cup is still due to be played at Belfast's Windsor Park.

The National Stadium had won the right to host the one-off tie between next season's Champions League and Europa League winners although it was thought it could be postponed one season, as has been the case for Champions League and Europa League final hosts. However, the match will continue as planned in Belfast.

UEFA reiterate August 3 deadline for nomination of European qualifiers

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UEFA, as expected, has reiterated its August 3 deadline for each nation to nominate teams for European competition.

The qualifying rounds will now be played on a single-leg basis in August.

The Champions League's four-team preliminary round, featuring the Irish League's top European nominee, will be played as semi-finals and a final on August 8 and 11. A venue has yet to be confirmed.

The first qualifying rounds of the Champions League and Europa League will be played on the week commencing August 17 with the second qualifying rounds a week later.

The August 3 deadline presents pressure for the Irish League to have its season concluded.

The clubs are now expected to meet tomorrow to ratify a solution to finishing the 19/20 campaign.

While the Irish FA remains intent on playing the Irish Cup semi-finals and finals before August 3, it would seem that playing the outstanding seven rounds of Premiership fixtures in time is now impossible.

Clubs must now decide how to square that particular circle.

Options would seem to be: concluding the campaign immediately before using a mathematical equation to decide final positions, playing two more rounds of fixtures so all teams have played each other three times or to conclude the season at a later date with an agreement on how to nominate European qualifiers before the finish.

That final option could be scuppered by the Irish FA declaring the season finished to open a transfer window before the Champions League and Europa League qualifiers.

That would, ironically, leave the two suggestions made by the NIFL Steering Group that caused such consternation amongst clubs.

Whatever happens, it is hoped a decision can be reached by the end of the week.

UEFA Euro Under-19 Championships

The UEFA Euro Under-19 Championship is coming to Northern Ireland later this year. The tournament had been postponed by the coronavirus crisis but will be played across October and November.

Northern Ireland's Under 19 team will be joined by the seven qualifiers.

The group stage will be played in two groups of four from October 8-14 with the semi-finals and semi-finals and finals to be played between November 9-18.

There will also be a fifth-placed play-off in November to decide the fifth team qualified for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

Springboks coach Nienaber can't wait to back on the park

CAPE TOWN - While Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber is expecting teething problems when South African teams get back onto the field, he reckons intensity won’t be a problem when that day comes. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

Nienaber was speaking at the Food Forward South Africa warehouse in Cape Town yesterday, where he and Bok skipper Siya Kolisi, assistant coach Mzwandile Stick, Steven Kitshoff, Bongi Mbonambi, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Blitzboks and Imbokodo captains Siviwe Soyizwapi and Zintle Mpupha assisted in packing food parcels to aid hunger alleviation.

On the initiative, he said: “In January and February, when we started talking about the year, everybody felt that they wanted to give back, and then came COVID and this initiative. When the idea came out in our Whatsapp group, within second the guys started responding saying ‘I will give this’, so the guys were in it, boots and all, right from the start.”

With South African rugby looking to return to play in August, the Bok coach said that they need to build on what they achieved in Japan, regardless of whether any Tests will be played this year.

“I don’t think any of us can wait to get back, and we want to build continuity with what we did in Japan. We finished our alignment camps at the start of the lockdown and we created profiles on all the players. At this stage the unions are in charge of their players, so they take charge of their conditioning and rehabilitation, but we communicate with the unions weekly.”

Jacques Nienaber

Nienaber explained how he and the director of rugby Rassie Erasmus are going about things during the pandemic.

“Rassie and I talk every day. He’s more off-the-field at this stage, so I’ll talk to the coaches about the coaching plan and how we plan to take it forward. We’ve created profiles on every one of our players based on the few Super Rugby games played.”

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UEFA Super Cup match to be held in Budapest

The 2020 UEFA Super Cup, initially due to be facilitated by Porto, Portugal, will presently be played at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on September 24, as indicated by a choice taken at a videoconference held today by the Executive Committee of the Union of European Football Associations.
The match will see the champ of this yearʼs Champions League set in opposition to at the victor of Europa League.
The accompanying releases of the Super Cup will occur as initially planned for Belfast, Northern Ireland (2021), Helsinki, Finland (2022), and Kazan, Russia (2023

UEFA Super Cup match to be held in Budapestaption

EURO 2020 to be held next summer

The association affirmed that the matches of EURO 2020 will be held the following summer, in the 12 unique host urban communities. Every current ticket stays legitimate for the competition in 2021. The individuals, who wish to restore their ticket, will have the last chance to demand a discount from June 18 to June 25 

Three Group F matches are booked to be held in Budapest on June 15, 19, and 23 one year from now. What's more, Puskás Aréna will have one of the quarter-finals on June 27, 2021.

The panel communicated its gratefulness to the host affiliations, have urban areas, and their experts for their consistent help and promise to sorting out the deferred UEFA EURO 2020.
2020 UEFA Super Cup: new date and venue

Add captionUEFA Super Cup match to be held in Budapest

The 2020 UEFA club rivalry drape raiser will occur in Budapest on 24 September.

The 2020 UEFA Super Cup will happen at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on 24 September at 21:00 CET.

The yearly apparatus between the holders of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League was because of happening at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 12 August. On 17 June, the UEFA Executive Committee declared the choice to move to Budapest because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the deferment of the period's club finals. The end phases of the UEFA Champions League will happen in Portugal.

Resulting versions of the UEFA Super Cup will occur as initially planned for Belfast (2021), Helsinki (2022), and Kazan (2023).

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British & Irish Lions 2021 tour of SA looks set to be moved

South Africa Rugby has confirmed they are considering moving the 2021 British and Irish Lions tour from the summer to the autumn as World Rugby continues discussions over a global rugby calendar. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

A major overhaul of rugby’s calendar has long been in the works with the Six Nations and SANZAAR recently releasing a joint statement revealing that discussions have begun in recent weeks amid the current global crisis.

The goal is to ensure genuine alignment of the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres with Test rugby set to take place in March and April and again in October and November. As part of this, the Lions tour could be moved from July and August to October and November.

Jurie Roux

SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux confirmed they have looked at a number of contingency plans and said it would be a shame if the tour had to be played behind closed doors.

“The development of the pandemic and its varying impact around the world has made for a fluid situation and we have had to be responsive in our planning,” Roux said.

“That means we have looked at a number of contingencies around scheduling. We have those scenarios in place, but the main question now is when it will be safe for international travel and for mass gatherings. It would be a disappointment if a Lions series had to be played behind closed doors, but that is not a scenario for which we are currently planning.”

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Lions left in limbo by the split over global fixture list as club versus country row hampers plans for tour of South Africa next year

Lions bosses are increasingly frustrated by club-country disputes as they run out of time to organize their South African tour until the fall. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

The Warren Gatland side is open to changing the trip to September of next year, rather than July and August, to accommodate a new global structure. But sources have indicated that the Lions are still unclear on whether they will have to reschedule it.

A group of six Nations executive directors, SANZAAR, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, and RF Sweeney Bill Sweeney were tasked with creating a new global season structure and will meet with club representatives and president EPCR executive of the European Cup, Vincent Gaillard. Monday.

EPCR will not move from its proposed dates for the conclusion of this year's tournament in September and October nor for the plan for next season, a unique 24-team tournament played over eight weekends from December 11 to May 22.

So, with the EPCR, the English Premier League, and the top 14 French owners refusing to move, you're putting great pressure on the negotiations that leave the Lions in limbo. With 15,000 fans already registered to travel from home countries, Lions require a final call by the end of the month.

"Now is the time to change, said a well-placed source. The problem is that World Rugby does not want to face the clubs because they are worried if it is a deadlock, the clubs will refuse to release the players for the Tests. The club game is running the international game and it is the international game that generates all the money and attracts sponsors."

International game bosses want to rule out summer tours and create a big test window in the fall, which would mean club competitions taking place in the summer.

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British and Irish lions make rugby's biggest tour after World Cup - Roux

JOHANNESBURG SA Rugby Chief Executive Jurie Roux says the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa next year is the most important thing in rugby after the Rugby World Cup. Rugby enthusiasts can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

"I can talk about the British and Irish Lions for a long time. After the Rugby World Cup, it is probably the most important thing in rugby and we have the opportunity to play them only once every 12 years," said Roux after the tour will continue next year.

The most important thing at this stage is that the tour continues. There may be a change of date, but we can manage it. The Olympics, scheduled for Tokyo this year, have already been postponed until 2021, while many of the major annual sporting events have been rescheduled for later in the year or canceled entirely in 2020.

We are very excited to welcome them to South Africa, but also a completely different business model: We basically broke the textbook and shared revenue, logos, intellectual property, and business value with the Lions.

"This is something that will be very useful in a post-COVID world in terms of the revenue it will generate for us, and it will also help us operate as a going concern."

British and Irish Lions

Joel Stransky, winner of the Springbok RWC in 1995, missed the game against the British and Irish Lions in 1997, when he was playing club rugby for the English giants, Leicester. Many of his partners in the Tigers in England toured South Africa with the Lions in 1997, including Captain Martin Johnson, and Stransky gained a unique insight into how the other boys view the tour.

"Once every four years, players and fans from different nations come together, join hands, put aside their differences and combine as they try to beat one of the old enemies of the southern hemisphere," Stransky said on the SA Rugby Podcast.

“The Lions are steeped in tradition, culture, respect, and absolute loyalty to that magnificent red jersey: you can never take it for granted or underestimate it. Next year will be just magnificent: they will come here with a very strong team and thousands and thousands of followers will make the trip to enjoy our country and be part of this great tour.”

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SA Rugby decided to host the British and Irish Lions in 2021

As a once in every 12 years event approaches SA Rugby is keen to assure the public that the visit of the British and Irish Lions in 2021 will go ahead. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

SA Rugby has been in constant conversation with the northern powers that unite to form the Lions. The Lions' visit dates back to the first tours of South Africa and the genesis of the Springbok rugby.

British and Irish Lions tours

South Africa Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said this was something they could not allow to fall even in a global crisis.

“I can talk about the British & Irish Lions for a really long time after the Rugby World Cup it’s probably the biggest thing in rugby and we get the opportunity to play them only once every 12 years,” said Roux.

The most important thing at this stage is that the tour continues. There may be a change of date, but we can manage it. We're very happy to welcome you to South Africa, but also on a totally different business model, we basically broke the textbook and shared revenue, logos, intellectual property and business value with the Lions.

“This is something that will come in very handy in a post-COVID world in terms of the revenues it will create for us, and it will also help us to operate as a going concern going forward.”

Joel Stransky

Joel Stransky won the world cup with Springboks in 1995 but wasted the Lions tour in 1997 because he was playing club rugby for the English giants, Leicester at the time. Many of his teammates in the England Tigers toured South Africa with the Lions in 1997, including Captain Martin Johnson, and Stransky gained a unique insight into how the other boys view the tour.

“Once every four years, players and fans from different nations come together, join hands, put their differences aside and combine as they try to beat one of the old foes from the Southern Hemisphere,” said Stransky told the SA Rugby Podcast.

“The Lions are steeped in tradition, culture, respect, and absolute loyalty to that magnificent red jersey it can never be taken for granted or underestimated. Next year will be just magnificent they will come here with a very strong squad and thousands and thousands of supporters will make the journey to enjoy our country and to be part of this great tour.”

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Past and present springboks continue to support during a pandemi

South African players from the victorious squads in the 1995, 2007, and 2019 Rugby World Cups have teamed up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

2007 team captain John Smit recently shared a photo of himself alongside half of the 1995 fly Joel Stransky, former teammates Jannie du Plessis and Pierre Spies, as well as recent winners Elton Jantjies and Trevor Nyakane. They were all buying and packing food packages to deliver as part of the South African Rugby Legends Association.

Nyakane, whose 2019 campaign in Japan was cut short due to a calf injury, wrote on Instagram: “A challenge worth taking, thanks for the invitation Elton Jantjies, this is a great cause, I hope that I and the Blue Bulls we can continue the great work you are doing and feed more people."

These are not the only Springboks that have been active during the pandemic, as Captain Siya Kolisi's tireless work of 2019, through the Kolisi Foundation, has been monumental. The flanker has joined South Africa's goalscorer record Bryan Habana in recent weeks, as well as his teammate for club and country Herschel Jantjies.

Kolisi turned to social media to share his work with Herschel, saying:

“On and off the field, we are united to bring hope to our communities, no matter how big or small it is. I am very proud of the work that Herschel Jantjies has been doing in Kylemore and in nearby communities to help during this time. He not only uses his voice but also uses his platform to make a difference in the people who shaped the person he is now!”

Cheslin Kolbe is another South African rugby star who has worked hard in the community during these times, in what has been an enormously positive response from the players.

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