Odwa Ndungane of South Africa is tackled by Matthew Rees during the Third Test match between South African and the British and Irish Lions at Ellis Park Stadium on July 4, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers / Getty Images)
The decision to finally commit to the British & Irish Lions 2021 series against the Springboks taking place in South Africa was surprising because of the hurdles that still need to be cleared. But it was also a line in the sand moment.
The overriding sense of SA Rugby and the British & Irish Lions’ agreement to only consider South Africa as the host venue for the 2021 tour, is that it’s the best on a bad list of options.
It was the least problematic of an imperfect set of…