Lions stick to July/Aug 2021 schedule for South Africa tour

ByReuters

Published 15/07/2020 at 11:22 GMT+1

July 15 (Reuters) - The British and Irish Lions tour to world champions South Africa will stick to its July/August 2021 schedule, organisers confirmed in Wednesday, ensuring it will overlap with the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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South African Rugby had previously spoken about the possibility of moving the tour to later in the year if a new global rugby calendar was agreed. (Reporting By Nick Said; editing by John Stonestreet)

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