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BBC Sport put together a list of 80 hopefuls to choose from - and below are the names that the readers and the Rugby Union Weekly team picked to face South Africa in the first Test. "There are serious financial implications for SA Rugby, should the event take place without any supporters in attendance, and we cannot ignore that in our considerations. The British and Irish Lions and South Africa Rugby have agreed they will proceed with planning for this summer's tour to go ahead as originally scheduled in South Africa. A guarantee the country is able to stage it has yet to be given amid fears that a third wave of coronavirus will begin in June, shortly before the Lions touch down for their battle with the world champions. Best of the British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa 2009. That needs to be cleared up in the next couple of days. Williams, and the second was the result of a brilliant kick-and-chase. In the buildup games, and in McBride's previous tours of South Africa, provincial sides had tended to use their physical size, late tackling and dirty play to deliberately intimidate and injure Lions players prior to Test matches. What we're now saying is, 'Can we have absolute clarity on that, can you still host the Lions tour?'. [3][4], By November 1973, the United Nations had declared apartheid "a crime against humanity"[5] and in November 1974, South Africa would be suspended from participating in the General Assembly.[6]. ADVERTISEMENT. British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has identified a group of potential players for the tour to South Africa. [16], "Gerald Davies on the adventure of the Lions", https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/film-tv/gerald-davies-a-lions-tale-2788904, International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. "We appreciate the Lions' faith and share their desire to see a safe and successful tour," SA Rugby president Mark Alexander said. One of the most bizarre changes, however, involved bringing in Free State loose forward Gerrie Sonnekus to play out of position at scrumhalf,[10] a move which would have disastrous consequences. The brawling was probably fueled by the win-at-all-costs mentality with which the Springboks were playing, as well as the resolution of the Lions players not to be cowed by their opponents' famed physicality. The test series was beset by violence. Lions fixtures 2021: Full tour schedule for British & Irish rugby showpiece in South Africa The Lions will play five warm-up matches before three Tests against the world champion Springboks RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney says he doesn't think there is enough time left to arrange for the UK to host this summer's series. "Hopefully by then fans are able to travel a little bit more from the UK and other areas of the world, but I think we'll just have to wait and see what's going to happen with that.". The 1974 squad would become regarded in history as 'The Invincibles' and the greatest ever rugby tour in history.[1]. Although an extreme response, the 99 call was only used once (according to McBride), as it sent out the message that the Lions were willing and more than able to respond in kind and protect themselves. SA Rugby will have our full support to help implement this plan.". Moreover, the referee blew the final whistle four minutes early with the Lions still just two metres from the South African try line, thus preserving their unbeaten record, but denying them a tour whitewash. [2] Gerald Davies declined the tour on his personal uncomfortable position at the consequences and realities of apartheid. "We acknowledge that there is a significant amount of work still to be undertaken to deliver a robust COVID-19 countermeasure plan to ensure a successful, safe and uninterrupted Tour. April 2, 2021 10:00 pm. "If you look at the original agreement, it says South Africa have an obligation to host the tour in South Africa and the Lions have an obligation to turn up and play," Sweeney said. The Lions tour of South Africa this year may not feature travelling fans (Photo: Getty) By Hugh Godwin. Match Date: Match: Location : Stadium: 03/07/2021. They won their subsequent series, against NZ at home, in 1976. "So I think it's a great thing it's going to go ahead in South Africa, who are probably the best team, or if not in the top two for the best team in the world, and a country that's so passionate about the rugby. Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions would go through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a draw in the final match, albeit in controversial circumstances. It was also confirmed that the Lions first warm-up match - to be played on home soil at Murrayfield - against Japan on June 26, will go ahead as scheduled, with a decision on crowd size to be made at a later date in accordance with UK government guidelines. Under the leadership of Willie John McBride, the Lions would go through the tour undefeated, winning 21 of their 22 matches and being held to a draw in the final match, albeit in controversial circumstances. "No one has ever said that can't be fulfilled. "There's (been) a lot of speculation about it being in the UK and travelling around here," Russell said. The British and Irish Lions and Premiership Rugby remain unable to reach an agreement on player release for the tour of South Africa. [13], At the end of the match, Lions captain McBride was carried off on the shoulders of Bobby Windsor and Gordon Brown. The Lions will hold a 10-day training camp in Jersey and a pre-tour warm-up match against Japan at Murrayfield before they depart for South Africa. The management of the Lions unilaterally declared that in their opinion the Springboks dominated their opponents with physical aggression because of their famous size advantage, 'off the ball' and 'blind side' play. Russell was called up during the 2017 Lions tour as cover and did not earn a Test cap, but the Scotland fly-half's recent performances have put him in contention for a place in Warren Gatland's squad this time around. The British & Irish Lions played a three-match Test series against South Africa, with matches in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, as well as matches against six provincial teams, and a match against South Africa's A team, the Emerging Springboks. Springbok Wilco Louw is backing Harlequins teammate Joe Marler to win selection for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, despite the England prop opting out of the Six Nations championship. As the forwards began to assert themselves, the backs were able to launch attack after attack on the Springbok line. Under pressure from other African nations, the International Olympic Committee had excluded South Africa from competing in the Summer Games since 1964, and there had also been protests against visiting sporting teams from South Africa. Sky Sports News reporter Gail Davis reveals the British and Irish Lions will tour South Africa as scheduled this summer amid the coronavirus pandemic, Former British and Irish Lions tourist Jamie Roberts says he is 'delighted' that the Lions will tour South Africa this summer, Murrayfield is set to host the Lions' first warm-up match against Japan in June. David Duckham was also unavailable due to injury. When asked about the decision afterward, the referee was said to have replied: 'Look boys, I have to live here'. View all fixtures for Lions Tour 2021 to South Africa. Three months ago, the British and Irish Lions to play South Africa (wherever that might be held) would have consisted of a spine of Englishmen, with Scotland and Ireland providing some flesh on the bones, with a seasoning of a couple of Welshmen. Redknapp: Dias the difference for City; Real Havertz emerging, Bottas starts fastest from Verstappen, Hamilton, Jake Paul makes mocking apology for Mayweather brawl. WATCH as we bring you the highlights from the last time the British and Irish Lions toured South Africa - 2009. British and Irish Lions The South Africa Rugby president, Mark Alexander, believes proposals being presented to the country’s government next week make “a strong case for a safe and sustainable return of supporters”. REPLACEMENTS: 16-Kevin de Klerk, 17-Malcolm Swanby, 18-Gavin Cowley, 19-Gert Schutte, 20-Andre Bestbier, 21-Rampie Stander, Lions: 15—J.P.R. Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 30 November 1973, "South Africa Is Suspended By U.N. The Lions are the greatest touring rugby team in the world. PL predictions: Toon can get result at Leicester, Mayweather scuffles with Jake Paul in Miami, British and Irish Lions and South Africa Rugby agree to keep 2021 tour as originally scheduled, Lions XV: Jamie Roberts' team to face South Africa, Lions decline Australia offer to host South Africa series, Alphonsi backs British and Irish Lions Women, Lions XV: Stephen Ferris' team to face South Africa. The South Africa national rugby union team is the current world champion team and one of only two sides, with New Zealand, to have won the Webb Ellis Trophy three times. Lions rugby chiefs are hopeful that a package of safety measures which is being submitted to the South African government will pave the way for fans to follow the tour. The British & Irish Lions Tour in South Africa begins on July 3, although there will be a pre-tour match against Japan at Murrayfield on June 26 before the team departs. The website of the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2021, playing three tests against the Rugby World Cup winning Springboks 0 . The British & Irish Lions have provided an update on the 2021 Castle Lager Lions Series 🦁#LionsRugby #CastleLionsSeries. Ole: That's why we want to keep Cavani | Will De Gea start final? We're hoping to get some clarity around that in the course of this week. Williams, 14—Andy Irvine, 13—Ian McGeechan, 12—Dick Milliken, 11—J. [10], South Africa: Tonie Roux, Chris Pope, Peter Cronje, Jan Schlebusch, Gert Muller, Jackie Snyman, Paul Bayvel, Kleintjie Grobler, Jan Ellis, Klippies Kritzinger, John Williams, Moaner van Heerden, Hannes Marais (c), Piston van Wyk, Nic Bezuidenhoudt (replaced by Stander), Lions: J. P. R. Williams, Irvine, McGeechan, Milliken, J. J. Williams, Bennett, Edwards, Davies, Uttley, Slattery, Ralston, McBride (c), Cotton, Windsor, McLauchlan. Lions hopeful Finn Russell welcomed the news that the tour remains set to take place in South Africa, admitting it would have been a "very different feeling" had the matches been played at home. DHL Stormers v British & Irish Lions. Danie Craven, the president of the South African Rugby Board, congratulated the Lions on their historic achievement, acknowledging that the visitors had indeed been "the better team". News. "We believe they're saying they can. [14], The team might have been even stronger if players such as John Taylor and Gerald Davies, who had declined to tour due to apartheid,[15] had been available. "That would have been nice as well because it would make it easier for family and friends to get there for the Lions boys. "If they can't host it then the agreement is off. While there is now a clear path for the tour to proceed, Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney made it clear that, if South Africa are unable to host, then it will be cancelled. In their most recent internationals they had won series against NZ at home in 1970 and against Australia away in 1971. Following the humiliation of Pretoria, the Springbok selectors made drastic changes, keeping only five players from the previous match in the starting line-up. Danie Craven said the 1974 Lions were "the greatest team to visit South Africa". The British and Irish Lions and South Africa Rugby have agreed they will proceed with planning for this summer's tour to go ahead as originally scheduled in South Africa. Despite the Springboks having the better of most of the first half, they still went into the main break down 7—3 after Gordon Brown snatched the ball from a lineout and crashed over the line in injury time. The Lions had already declined Australia's offer to host the series due to a lack of financial certainty surrounding that arrangement, while holding the matches in the United Kingdom and Ireland had also been under consideration. The first of three Test matches against South Africa is on July 17. "After reviewing information relating to the various contingency scenarios being considered, I can confirm that the board's intended position is for the tour to go ahead as scheduled in South Africa in 2021," Lions chairman Jason Leonard said. The Lions and SA Rugby released a joint statement on Tuesday confirming that they were "aligned" on delivering the three-Test series in South Africa during the "scheduled playing window". The Lions would make one more tour during Apartheid (in 1980), and would not tour South Africa again until 1997. So you're looking at playing in 2025.". Lions fans will be able to follow the tour 24 hours a day on Sky Sports News, via the Sky Sports app, on SkySports.com and via Sky Sports social channels. At the 'Battle of Boet Erasmus Stadium', in Port Elizabeth, one of the most violent matches in rugby history, there is famous video footage of JPR Williams running over half the length of the pitch to launch himself at Moaner van Heerden after such a call. The idea was that the referee would be unlikely to send off all of the Lions if they all attacked. Cape Town Stadium. I think it will be a great tour for everyone who's on it. What a difference a tournament makes in rugby. "But it would have been a very different feeling to the tour had it gone ahead in the UK. Every match from South Africa will be exclusively live on Sky Sports, and fans who don't have Sky will be able to catch all the action via streaming service NOW, which offers day and month passes to all 11 Sky Sports channels. In the dying minutes, Irish flanker Fergus Slattery broke through the South African line and appeared to successfully ground the ball, only for the (South African) referee to adjudge it held up; the Lions couldn't believe it, and Slattery himself would later assert to the British newspapers that even the South African players thought that he had scored a legitimate try. Arsenal exit a 'disaster': Who would you keep or axe? The historic 1997 tour to South Africa featured some of the most memorable Lions tries ever seen Warren Gatland will name his 36-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa this time next week, so what better excuse to get in the mood for the 2021 tour than by looking back on the last successful trip to the Rainbow Nation for the visitors. In muddy conditions at Newlands, the Lions took a while to settle, conceding the lead for the first time on the tour before steadying to win the opening Test comfortably. 07/07/2021. Their journey in 2021 will be a special one. Assembly, 91‐22", "Springboks promise a different result on Pretoria's hard ground", "South Africa handed beating of all time", "South Africans rake over ashes of heaviest defeat", "Lions victorious in Battle of Boet Erasmus", "Kicking and punching mar Lions' brilliant victory", https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/my-life-in-rugby/18060/my-life-in-rugby-david-duckham-england-and-lions-winger/, 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa at, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974_British_Lions_tour_to_South_Africa&oldid=1018335494, British and Irish Lions tours of South Africa, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 April 2021, at 14:37. In the opening half-hour, the Springboks produced their best rugby of the series so far, and the desperation with which they played prompted Lions centre Dick Milliken to reflect years later that he had "never experienced such intensity on a rugby pitch". Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says it's 'a great thing' that the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is set to go ahead as originally scheduled. Winger J. J. Williams scored two superb tries; the first came from a brilliant one-two pass combination with J.P.R. Jason Leonard, chairman of the British & Irish Lions… But we are determined that the eventual outcome will deliver the best occasion and experience for players, supporters and our commercial partners.". [11] Much like the earlier match against Eastern Province at the same venue,[12] the occasion was marred by outbreaks of violence, such that the match has since been dubbed the 'Battle of Boet Erasmus'. The statement added that it "remains unclear" whether spectators will be permitted to attend the Lions matches in South Africa, the first of which is against the Stormers in Cape Town on July 3. It was a harsh response to what the team were facing, but intended to show that the Lions would act as one and fight unsporting behaviour with more of the same. [8] It was up to that point the heaviest defeat in Springbok history. After the initial onslaught, the Lions regrouped and as the Springboks began to tire, they took complete control in the second half. LISTEN: Rugby Union Weekly's Lions squad pod Cape Town. [7], South Africa: Ian McCallum, Chris Pope, Johan Oosthuizen, Peter Whipp, Gert Muller, Dawie Snyman, Roy McCallum, Morne du Plessis, Jan Ellis, Jan Boland Coetzee, John Williams, Kevin de Klerk, Hannes Marais (c), Piston van Wyk, Sakkie Sauerman, Lions: JPR Williams, Steele, Milliken, McGeechan, JJ Williams, Bennett, Edwards, Davies, Uttley, Slattery, Brown, McBride (c), Cotton, Windsor, McLauchlan, The Lions went in at half-time with a 10–3 advantage, thanks to two tries to J. J. Williams. South Africa have been slow in their vaccine rollout and there are cost implications for the hosts if they are unable to welcome fans into stadiums. We've probably run out of time on the UK. Several rugby footballers, like Welsh flanker John Taylor, took their stand against apartheid by making themselves unavailable for squad selection. [9], South Africa: Ian McCallum (replaced Snyman, replaced Vogel), Chris Pope, Jackie Snyman, Peter Whipp, Gerrie Germishuys, Gerald Bosch, Paul Bayvel, Dugald MacDonald, Jan Ellis, Morne du Plessis, John Williams, Kevin de Klerk, Hannes Marais (c), Dave Frederickson, Nic Bezuidenhoudt, Lions: J. P. R. Williams, Steele, Milliken, McGeechan, JJ Williams, Bennett, Edwards, Davies, Uttley, Slattery, Brown, McBride (c), Cotton, Windsor, McLauchlan. The 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009.. McBride again saw this tactic of targeting certain players being used by the provinces in '74, and decided that the '99 call' (originally the '999 call' but it was too slow to shout out) was meant to show that the Lions were a team and would not take any more of the violence being meted out to them. In 1974, the British Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia (which would later become Namibia and Zimbabwe respectively). It was the first time since 1896 that the British Isles had won a series in South Africa, and the first time since 1910 that a touring side had beaten the Springboks at Boet Erasmus stadium. In 1974, the British Lions toured South Africa, with matches in South West Africa and Rhodesia (which would later become Namibia and Zimbabwe respectively). "We have been in regular contact with our government to make that a reality against the backdrop of the pandemic and its predicted progression over the coming months. [13], South Africa: 15—Tonie Roux, 14-Chris Pope, 13-Peter Cronje, 12-Jan Schlebusch, 11-Gert Muller, 10-Jackie Snyman, 9-Gerrie Sonnekus, 8-Klippies Kritzinger, 7-Jan Ellis, 6-Polla Fourie, 5-Johan de Bruyn, 4-Moaner van Heerden (replaced by De Klerk), 3-Hannes Marais (c), 2-Piston van Wyk, 1-Nic Bezuidenhoudt. The lead was reduced to 10—6 when Bosch scored a penalty early in the second half, but that would be as close as the Springboks would come, thereafter the Lions would take control, with tries to Bennett, Brown and Milliken. Replacements: 16—Mike Gibson, 17—Billy Steele, 18—John Moloney, 19—Ken Kennedy, 20—Sandy Carmichael, 21—Tony Neary, After winning the first three test matches, the Lions drew the final test in controversial circumstances. Kolbe: Europe 'more physical' compared to South Africa Rugby 365 16:12 2-May-21 This top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott The Rugby Paper 12:54 2-May-21 Brendan Fanning Size will be everything for Gatland as Lions look to outmuscle … J. Williams, 10—Phil Bennett, 9--Gareth Edwards, 8--Mervyn Davies, 7--Fergus Slattery 6--Roger Uttley, 5--Willie John McBride (c), 4--Gordon Brown, 3--Fran Cotton, 2--Bobby Windsor, 1--Ian McLauchlan. Coming into the series, South Africa had not lost a home Test series since 1958 against France. [1] JPR Williams later recalled that he struggled to understand the elation that South Africans felt in drawing the match. The Lions tour took place against the backdrop of widespread condemnation of the apartheid regime. 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