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Springboks Kolbe eyes incredible Lions tour

  The Springboks' Rugby World Cup winner Cheslin Kolbe said on Monday he wants to be a part of next year's incredible British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa. Kolbe, 26, is set to feature as the visitors return to the rainbow nation for the first time since the hosts' series victory 12 years ago. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. "I watched in 2009 and ever since I told myself I want to be a part of that," he said during a press conference. "Seeing the atmosphere, the way the stadiums were packed, the amount of time (that) is invested when the British and Irish Lions do come over, it's incredible. It's a team I want to be a part of and play in those three Tests." The Toulouse three-quarter, who won an Olympic Sevens bronze medal in 2016, was forced to choose between featuring at next year's Tokyo Games, which have been rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic or f...

Smit: I’ve never experienced nerves like that

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  Former Springbok captain John Smit has reflected on the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa and revealed how the series brought about unique pressure. Smit was in conversation with British & Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard in a webinar hosted by the SA Rugby Legends Association as part of the buildup to next year’s Lions tour of South Africa. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. “The World Cup comes around every four years and if you’re lucky, you might play in one, maybe two, some three, four, five, but some of the greatest Springboks that have ever lived never got an opportunity to play against the Lions,” said Smit. ‘That responsibility and hype added to what I found extreme pressure.’ Although Smit had led the Springboks to the 2007 World Cup, he admitted there was plenty riding on the outcome of the Lions series. “We were in a funny situation in 2009 because we were a World C...

Saders confident of retaining Razor’s services

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  Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge says Scott Robertson will still be the franchise’s head of coach next year even if he takes a role with the British & Irish Lions. Robertson was appointed Crusaders head coach in 2017 and has led his team to championships in every season since taking control. But last week, the 45-year-old revealed he has reached out to Warren Gatland to express interest in forming part of the British & Irish Lions coaching group next year. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Robertson, who missed out on the All Blacks coaching job, told a New Zealand radio show that he has turned his attention to the possibility of taking up a role with the Lions. But while nothing is concrete yet, Mansbridge says the Crusaders board has discussed the possibility of Robertson linking up with the Lions and discussed ways to work around it. “Without getting into detail about what it actua...

British irish lions tour tickets

  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. 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. in May 2019, Warren Gatland agreed to take charge of the team for the third successive time, with both parties agreeing to the deal. Gatland was officially unveiled as the 2021 coach on 12 June 2019. British Irish Lions Tour tickets are available on our website at very discounted prices. So fans can book  British irish lions tour tickets  on www.eticketing.co

Bowe expects incredible Lions series

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  Former Ireland and British & Irish Lions wing Tommy Bowe have warned the visitors to expect a tough series against the Springboks during their 2021 tour of South Africa. Bowe was a member of the Lions squad that last toured South Africa in 2009 when the tourists suffered a 2-1 series defeat by the Springboks. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. He started all three Tests against the Boks, but Bowe most vividly remembers the thrilling second Test, when the hosts claimed a 28-25 victory at Loftus Versfeld thanks to Morne Steyn’s long-range penalty winner. Speaking to the Lions website, Bowe recalled his feelings on that day and the incredible atmosphere created by the supporters. ‘It’s going to be an incredible series and it will be incredibly difficult for the Lions,’ Bowe told the Lions website. ‘My memories of that 2009 Tour are just that second Test – I will never forget the bus going to the stad...

bLion's tour contingencies under consideration

  South Africa 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 traveling. DYLAN JACK reports. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Roux held a media briefing on Tuesday to update the public on the ticketing system and pricing. Current coronavirus lockdown restrictions would prevent fans from traveling to South Africa, let alone attending matches during the tour. Roux explained that SA Rugby and tour organizers had been working on a best-case scenario, but that the tour would have to be reconsidered if fans are not able to travel, which would have a significant commercial impact. “We are looking at several different contingencies around what happens if COVID continues in the way that it currently does. The first prize is that that doesn’t happen. The second prize is that there are som...

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson keen to join British & Irish Lions staff

  Crusaders coach Scott Robertson said he has asked about joining the coaching staff of fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland when he leads the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa next year. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Robertson, who missed out on the All Blacks coaching job last year, said a role on the Lions tour would help give him some international experience. "I thought, look if I can't be involved with the All Blacks, what's the biggest thing - or bigger in its self - the Lions tour - to get involved," Robertson told New Zealand radio station Gold AM on Friday. "Obviously Gats (Gatland) has been hugely successful at the international level as a coach, so he's a person to learn off and also allows me to not have to go offshore to coach and get that international experience." Gatland is taking a year off from coaching the Chiefs to coach the Lions. Robertson...

SINCE THE TOUR: JOHNNY SEXTON

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  The Ireland fly-half was a key figure in 2013, as Warren Gatland’s side marched to a famous 2-1 series win in Australia, before again playing in all three Tests against New Zealand in 2017. His partnership with fellow fly-half Owen Farrell helped turn the 2017 Tour around after the All Blacks surged to victory in the first Test, while he has gone from strength to strength since. Rugby fans can book  British lions 2021 tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. Long acknowledged as one of the finest fly-halves in the game, Sexton is still going strong at 35 and even took over the Ireland captaincy for the 2020 Six Nations. With the 2021 Tour to South Africa on the horizon, the Leinsterman is one of the players being tipped for a third Tour when they take on the reigning world champions. And in the latest part of our new series looking at what the 2017 tourists have been up to since, we take at look how Sexton has continued to ...

Williams: Lions jersey makes you feel 12 foot tall

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. Fresh from helping Wales win a Grand Slam Six Nations title in 2005, Williams was named in the Lions squad for their New Zealand tour. Rugby fans can book  British Irish lions tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices. In an interview with the Lions website, the short wing recalled feeling like a giant when he was able to pull on the famous red shirt in a historic warm-up match against Argentina in Cardiff. ‘To put the Lions jersey on for the first time, I remember putting it on and feeling 12 feet tall,’ Williams told the Lions website. ‘To play for Wales was my dream as a kid and I knew all about the history of the Lions. ‘But I never thought for one minute that I would play for Wales, let alone the Lions. So, when the chance comes along you’re pinching yourself, you are. ‘When I put that jersey on for th...

British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland holds talks with Stuart Lancaster over coaching role

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William Stuart Lancaster is in line for a coaching job with the Lions after holding talks with Warren Gatland. The ex-England boss hasn't coached at Test level since the disastrous 2015 World Cup. But Lancaster has turned his career around at Irish giants Leinster - and is one of the most sought-after brains in the game after helping them win the 2018 Champions Cup. Rugby fans can book  British Irish lions tour Tickets   on our website on exclusively discounted prices. And Gatland, the 50-year-old's arch enemy when at Wales, is now keen to get him to help out on next summer's Lions tour of South Africa. Gatland said: "I've spoken to Stuart and we've had a couple of conversations. "I think you've got to take your hat off to Stuart. He finished with England, then he's gone away and he's done some professional development; gone around and looked at other sports, and then he's taken up this role with Leinster. "There's defin...

British and Irish Lions tour decision sparks fresh concern for player welfare

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...

SA Rugby plans joint tour documentary with British and Irish Lions

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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...

British and Irish Lions Tour: Saracens players will be 'very fit' after Championship campaign, says McGeechan

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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...

The players the Springboks simply cannot be without for the British & Irish Lions tour

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...