2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA
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@mofitzy_ said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@Machpants
How does that affect Gatland? I suppose if McMillan has a good season then he won't be missed too much, but there is the matter of his contract.Gatland, McMillan and Collins (CEO) have already talked about contingencies back in August. My guess is that Gatland would take a step back for 2021 and let McMillan take charge.
“There’s always contingencies, there’s always plans A, B, C and D,” Chiefs chief executive Michael Collins told Stuff. “Clayton and myself are in contact with Warren at the moment, and we will be for the foreseeable future.” -
@taniwharugby said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
So if its postponed to 2022, do they still tour Aus in 2025 or does that move to 2026?
I would imagine it stays the same, due to RWC, this will be a one off. A question, will there be a SARU left to receive them after another year of no tests and having to pay back already purchased tickets?
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@Bovidae said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mofitzy_ said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@Machpants
How does that affect Gatland? I suppose if McMillan has a good season then he won't be missed too much, but there is the matter of his contract.Gatland, McMillan and Collins (CEO) have already talked about contingencies back in August. My guess is that Gatland would take a step back for 2021 and let McMillan take charge.
“There’s always contingencies, there’s always plans A, B, C and D,” Chiefs chief executive Michael Collins told Stuff. “Clayton and myself are in contact with Warren at the moment, and we will be for the foreseeable future.”I would hope that discussion was ‘if it is postponed, ill do the right thing and resign’
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If the bedwetters cancel the tour because Covid is still around a bit in six months, what situation do they envisage where they will ever be able to play ever again? The risk to a team touring South Africa is much more likely to be car-jacking or stabbing than Covid.
They can isolate the Lions, like we are doing with our touring teams, and only play against players who test negative.
The Olympics are going ahead, and they're hosting the whole world. South Africans included.
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@Chester-Draws the Olympics maybe going ahead, but almost certainly without crowds. The lions tour needs crowds from UK and Ireland to be profitable, or they won't go. When the UK are looking at 3000 deaths per week, travel might not be top priory, or possible
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@Chester-Draws said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
They can isolate the Lions, like we are doing with our touring teams, and only play against players who test negative.
Like the Indian cricket team isolating? It's fraught with danger.
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'I'd buy a ticket' - Alex Payne floats a compelling alternative 'Home Lions Tour' itinerary
The suggestion that the British and Irish Lions could host the Springboks in a home series tour is gaining legs online.
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@Tim said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
'I'd buy a ticket' - Alex Payne floats a compelling alternative 'Home Lions Tour' itinerary
The suggestion that the British and Irish Lions could host the Springboks in a home series tour is gaining legs online.
I don't see how this is much better...COVID rampant in the UK so would likely have to be behind closed doors and if you're going to do that then you might as well do it in SA
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@Kiwiwomble said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
I don't see how this is much better...COVID rampant in the UK so would likely have to be behind closed doors and if you're going to do that then you might as well do it in SA
I guess he thinks that UK has a much better chance of controlling covid than SA, and that the seasons are reversed.
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@Tim said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
'I'd buy a ticket' - Alex Payne floats a compelling alternative 'Home Lions Tour' itinerary
The suggestion that the British and Irish Lions could host the Springboks in a home series tour is gaining legs online.
Someone needs to learn what compelling means.
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British and Irish Lions tour of 2021 could be to Britain and Ireland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55538729
British and Irish Lions: Playing South Africa tests in UK is contingency plan
The British and Irish Lions series with South Africa could be held in the UK if Covid-19 prevents fans from travelling.
Reversing the venue is among the contingency plans discussed by the Lions board in the event that the trip has to be abandoned.
Instead, tour games would be played in Edinburgh, London, Cardiff and Dublin.
The South African rugby union has previously made it clear that a tour without visiting fans would not be commercially viable for them.
The Lions board is also thought to be unenthusiastic about the Idea.However, it is hoped that a vaccine would allow for fans to attend games in the UK by summer.
In a statement on Saturday the Lions board announced that they'd been having "repeated meetings to discuss all scenarios available and is in constant dialogue".
A warm-up contest with Japan is already scheduled for Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 26 June.
After that, the original plan is for the Lions to travel to South Africa to play five provincial games before the three-Test series against the world champions.
The revised plan would likely see the Test matches held at Cardiff's Principality Stadium and Wembley and Twickenham in London.
Government restrictions currently forbid fans from attending, but even if restrictions are lifted, the Lions board is worried that such a large movement of people could put any Covid-19 recovery in jeopardy.
It had been mooted that the tour might be delayed until 2022, but all four nations have Test matches scheduled for that summer window and are not keen on that switch.
Lions managing director Ben Calveley said: "It will meet throughout January and into February, if required, to review all relevant information and data.
"After further consultation with SA Rugby, we will update on the outcome of these meetings in due course."
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@Chester-Draws said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
They can isolate the Lions, like we are doing with our touring teams, and only play against players who test negative.
The issue isn't the Lions, it is the fans you make your bank selling tickets and packages in pound and euro to touring fans not selling them to home fans like another domestic test.
With the hosting fee plus all the additional costs with quarantining and an extended squad if SA were to push on with this series they would be in series danger of running it at a loss.
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can they postpone the Lions with other series/tours already in place for 2022?
You'd have to think the only options are that it goes ahead or it is cancelled?
I mean even if they decided to make them tour Aus/NZ this time, still the issue with fans being able to get to Aus/NZ, quarantining, without mention the fact plenty of people will have no income to pay for the travel anyway, so travelling fans, one of the great aspects of a Lions tour, would be largely removed.
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@sparky said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
The revised plan would likely see the Test matches held at Cardiff's Principality Stadium and Wembley and Twickenham in London.
I like the idea and will be sending my invoice to the Lions board.
So long as SA have 500 minutes clocked up by then it should work a treat.
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@sparky said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
British and Irish Lions tour of 2021 could be to Britain and Ireland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55538729
British and Irish Lions: Playing South Africa tests in UK is contingency plan
The British and Irish Lions series with South Africa could be held in the UK if Covid-19 prevents fans from travelling.
Reversing the venue is among the contingency plans discussed by the Lions board in the event that the trip has to be abandoned.
Instead, tour games would be played in Edinburgh, London, Cardiff and Dublin.
The South African rugby union has previously made it clear that a tour without visiting fans would not be commercially viable for them.
The Lions board is also thought to be unenthusiastic about the Idea.However, it is hoped that a vaccine would allow for fans to attend games in the UK by summer.
In a statement on Saturday the Lions board announced that they'd been having "repeated meetings to discuss all scenarios available and is in constant dialogue".
A warm-up contest with Japan is already scheduled for Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 26 June.
After that, the original plan is for the Lions to travel to South Africa to play five provincial games before the three-Test series against the world champions.
The revised plan would likely see the Test matches held at Cardiff's Principality Stadium and Wembley and Twickenham in London.
Government restrictions currently forbid fans from attending, but even if restrictions are lifted, the Lions board is worried that such a large movement of people could put any Covid-19 recovery in jeopardy.
It had been mooted that the tour might be delayed until 2022, but all four nations have Test matches scheduled for that summer window and are not keen on that switch.
Lions managing director Ben Calveley said: "It will meet throughout January and into February, if required, to review all relevant information and data.
"After further consultation with SA Rugby, we will update on the outcome of these meetings in due course."
Like most people, I'm totally against this, but it is worth pointing out that half of South Africa lives here ...
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