Stadiums at even quarter capacity would provide at least a semblance of much-needed atmosphere for the Boks’ series against the British & Irish Lions, writes CRAIG LEWIS.
After an inordinate number of meetings mulling over how, when and if the Lions tour will go ahead, we finally received an answer this week.
But, rather surprisingly, after all was said and done, the tour is set to proceed as originally planned in South Africa.
It was a change of direction that caught many off guard simply because most signs over the last few months indicated an increasing likelihood that the series would switch to the northern hemisphere.
A provisional ‘UK’ schedule that did the rounds on social media, and was believed to have some substance…