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Jacques Nienaber has praised Lions head coach Warren Gatland and insists that world champions should be on top of their game before next summer's British and Irish Lions Tour. Dates for the eight-game Tour were confirmed last week, with the Lions kicking off proceedings against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday, July 3. Rugby enthusiasts can book British lions rugby tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. The long-awaited three-match test series begins in Johannesburg on July 24 and moves to Cape Town a week later before returning to Johannesburg on Saturday, August 7. It will be the first time that two teams have met since 2009 when the Springboks overcame a tight series 2-1, and Gatland was assistant coach to Sir Ian McGeechan. This will be Gatland's third series as head coach after he led the Lions to a 2-1 series victory in Australia in 2013 and a 1-1 draw in New Zealand four years later. Warren Gatland "Warren Gatland's ability and tr...

2005 Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll named the XV he believes capable of defeating South Africa when the expected series of tests against the Springboks begin this time next July. Rugby fans can book British lions tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. O'Driscoll, the Irish midfielder who toured four Lions and Warren Gatland infamously dropped him for the 2013 series decisive against Australia, has opted for an England-dominated team for a 2021 series starting in Johannesburg on 24 July next year. It is a team that reflects O'Driscoll's taste for the England team under Eddie Jones: O'Driscoll had tipped them to win last year's World Cup before the tournament began, a prediction that only fell short in the final hurdle when the Springboks beat the English in Yokohama. By announcing his choice of the Off The Ball radio show in Ireland, O'Driscoll began his eight-player English preference by choosing Anthony Watson and Jonny May on the ...

The success in Australasia in 2013 and 2017, coupled with the continued training and experience of Warren Gatland, means that next year's British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will be "massive" and a fitting challenge for the Springboks. Rugby fans can book British lions rugby tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. The first test is slated for a year from today in Johannesburg and Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, speaking on the SA Rugby Podcast, said he expects more of the same from Gatland and his touring team when they arrive in South Africa in 2021. It will be Nienaber's second encounter with the British and Irish Lions after he was involved with DHL's Western Province in 2009. Tourists won a tough battle in torrential rain 26-23 at DHL Newlands in Cape Town. Four years later, the Gatland Lions beat the Wallabies 2-1, winning the Final Test 41-16, the most points scored in a Test by the European touring team and their biggest ...

The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will still place next summer despite concerns over player welfare with the Premiership season delayed The British and Irish Lions have been given the go-ahead to tour South Africa next summer - sparking fresh concern for player welfare. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Weeks of uncertainty ended when organisers confirmed that the eight-match trip, culminating in three Tests against the world champion Springboks, will take place as originally scheduled. Both parties had been prepared to push the tour back into the autumn if it freed up a summer slot for global rugby to at least make a start on repairing its parlous financial situation. But with club and country unable to agree on a route out of Covid crisis, the Lions have chosen to go ahead as planned, starting in Cape Town on July 3 and running through to August 7, when the final Test is staged at Ell...

A ground-breaking partnership between SA Rugby and the British and Irish Lions includes plans of a tour documentary. The British and Irish Lions 2021 tour to South Africa will spawn another documentary, this time in a joint venture between the two rugby giants. In previous tours, both teams have given fans access to behind the scenes content via 1997’s Living with the Lions, which documented the visitors’ expedition, as well as a similar look into the 2009 tour. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS TOUR TO SA DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS In an all-encompassing venture between SA Rugby and the Lions, fans will gain access through both camps. In a joint statement issued out on Friday, Lions managing director Ben Calvery said this was the first time in the team’s long history that a tour has been approached in this manner. “A Lions Tour is a global sporting ev...

Legendary British and Irish Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he would be "delighted" to pick Saracens players for the 2021 South Africa tour. Sarries will play in the Championship next season after salary cap breaches. But McGeechan says big-name players like Owen Farrell and Jamie George will be "very fit and very fresh" after a campaign in the second tier. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. "You could plan a season like a centrally contracted player," McGeechan told BBC Radio 5 Live. "You could almost manage an ideal playing programme leading up to the tour." British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead as scheduled in 2021 Coronavirus: Premiership Rugby reports nine positive results in latest round of testing Current Saracens and England stars Farrell and George, along with Elliot Daly, Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola, all excelled on the last Lion...

Just under a year after its scheduled start, British and Irish Lions' tour dates to South Africa were confirmed. Rugby fans can book British and Irish Lions Tour Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the schedule, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the eight-game tour will begin on Saturday, July 3, 2021, when tourists play the Stormers in Cape Town. Three weeks later, the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg will host the first test, with the second scheduled for Cape Town on Saturday, July 31, before the tour concludes in Johannesburg for the third test at Ellis Park a week later. The Lions Trial in Cape Town will be the first there since their 1997 tour. It will be the first time for the Lions to play at the Cape Town Stadium as it will host the first Trial, the FNB Stadium. "The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major disruption to the sports calendar," but after extensive discussions, we can now confirm that the...

In the two-year run-up to the Springboks’ World Cup victory, the side perfected and mastered a high-risk, high-energy defensive system under Rassie Erasmus and defence coach Jacques Nienaber. Precariously placed heading into South Africa’s away game in Wellington back in 2018, Rassie Erasmus claimed he was under pressure and would quit if they lost, citing his record of never losing three matches in a row as a reason. Their defence gave up 34 points in a wild and thrilling narrow victory, but it was that aggressive defensive system that came through to pressure Damian McKenzie into dropping the ball on the very last play to seal the win.   Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. It wasn’t perfect, but it worked when it mattered. In the return match in Pretoria, a dominant showing had the All Blacks completely powerless for the first time in a long time, with the visitors t...

Springbok lock Mark Andrews has bitter memories of playing the British & Irish Lions in 1997, but the record breaker hopes next year’s tour of South Africa by the men in the famous red jerseys will result in happier times for the hosts. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. The 48-year-old Andrews the first Springbok to reach 50 Test caps, in 1999 against Wales at Wembley in London – started in the first two Tests against the Lions in 1997, but missed out on the third and final encounter due to injury. Former Springbok wing Carel du Plessis had just taken over as head coach and South Africa lost both matches – by 25-16 in Cape Town and 18-15 in Durban – which handed the tourists the series title in what Andrews describes as the “saddest” part of an otherwise illustrious career. Speaking to the SA Rugby Podcast, Andrews said the 1997 tour was an “unhappy” time in his rugby career, but he is very exc...

If, and this is a considerable ‘if’, the Springboks get to play Test rugby later this year, they should have their overseas-based players available for those engagements. Amid lingering uncertainty brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, there had been concern that the Boks, as Rugby World Cup holders and the top-ranked team in the world, would not be able to call on some of their leading lights when the game returns. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Several World Cup-winning Springboks hold contracts in Europe and Japan. An insider told TimesLIVE that World Rugby, the game’s governing body, is working on a strategy that will ensure that the game’s top talent’s availability for when Test rugby resumes. There, of course, are no set dates for the return of the game as governments around the world have had to put in place different restrictions to help curb the spread of the disease. Th...

Harper Collins has landed the life story of Siya Kolisi, Springboks captain and star of South Africa’s 2019 World Cup-winning rugby team. Executive publisher Oli Malcolm bought world all language rights from Kelly Hogarth at Roc Nation Sports, supported by Rory Scarfe at The Blair Partnership. Written with Boris Starling, the currently untitled book will publish next year, ahead of the forthcoming Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. In May 2018 Siya Kolisi was named commander of the Springboks, the main dark test skipper in the group’s 128-year history. His appointment was recognized worldwide as a pivotal moment in South African history. The next year he left a mark on the world again. He drove his group to triumph in the 2019 World Cup, beating England in the last to turn into the first black captain of a World Cup-winning side. The publisher explained: “Kolisi’...

The British & Irish Lions social media team has just released an incredibly revealing clip of an interaction between Kyle Sinckler and forwards coach Graham Rowntree. The clip says a massive amount about what Sinckler was like during the Lions tour. As excitement builds for the 2021 Lions Your to South Africa, the British and Irish team have started sharing some incredible behind the scenes clips which reveal exactly what some sides of the tour were like. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Just this morning the Lions released the video on their social media channels called, “The Third Test | Lions Uncovered | New Zealand 2017”. The video shows some previously unseen footage of the third Lions Test in 2017 against New Zealand. The Lions social media team has been releasing some brilliant content online recently. The video which was released this morning shows an incredible clip from the third test w...

Marcell Coetzee will do everything in his power to tackle the British & Irish Lions with the Springboks in 2021, writes CRAIG LEWIS in the latest SA Rugby magazine. Coetzee found himself in a fortunate position during the period of lockdown. With European competition placed on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Springbok found a home in the South African bush with his wife Chanelle. Rugby fans can book  British lions rugby Tickets  on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Based at a guesthouse in Marloth Park which borders the Kruger National Park, his daily routine included morning runs in the bush and regular interactions with wildlife while some of the local community donated equipment to be used for his gym work. When SA Rugby magazine caught up with Coetzee via a Zoom video chat in mid-May, the sounds of birdlife served as a backing track to the interview, while we were briefly interrupted by the arrival of some passing impal...