Rassie Erasmus believes a second game between South Africa A and British and Irish Lions would be ideal considering the current Covid situation in the country.
Sharks scrum-half Jaden Hendrikse has been handed a three-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded game against the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
The British and Irish Lions have received a major boost with Wales skipper Alun Wyn Jones set to rejoin the squad ahead of the Test series against the Springboks.
TRU’s Joe Harvey has had a look at how Warren Gatland’s team are faring so far and why tonight’s game v South Africa 'A' could be the most important on the journey to the Test series.
South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named the matchday squad for the upcoming fixture against the British and Irish Lions to be played at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday.
South Africa have suffered another setback ahead of the series against the British and Irish Lions with skipper Siya Kolisi among the latest players to test positive for Covid-19.
After finding out he had been called up to the British and Irish Lions, Marcus Smith spoke about his feelings having found out just moments after walking off the pitch, as Eddie Jones spoke about the fly-half.
British and Irish Lions ran a 11-try riot as they maintained their winning streak in the ongoing tour of South Africa with a 71-31 win over Cell C Sharks at Loftus Versfeld.
England overcame Canada 70-14 at Twickenham, Joe Harvey watching on in West London as England scored 10 tries against Kingsley Jones’ still-evolving side.
In his opening column for Talking Rugby Union, former British and Irish Lion Lee Mears discusses the Covid disruption, why both teams might be ‘underdone’ ahead of the first Test and the key selection takeaways so far.
Warren Gatland has named England international Jamie George as the captain for the upcoming tour game against the Sharks at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
The British and Irish Lions will lock horns with Cell C Sharks for the second time in four days following the fixture against Vodacom Bulls was postponed.
Duhan van der Merwe and Josh Adams scored hat-tricks as the British and Irish Lions maintained their winning streak with a 54-7 victory over the Sharks.