South Africa’s match with Georgia on Friday is in doubt as the whole squad has been placed in isolation following a positive Covid-19 test returned by second row Lood de Jager. The news comes ahead of their test series against the Lions.
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Ireland captain Jonathan Sexton has not been selected by Warren Gatland for the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa this summer. Eight Irish players have made the squad while Sam Simmonds who last played for England in 2018 was a surprise inclusion.
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The British and Irish Lions and South Africa Rugby have agreed they will proceed with planning for this summer’s tour to go ahead as originally scheduled in South Africa. The Lions and SA Rugby released a joint statement on Tuesday confirming that they were “aligned” on delivering the three-Test series in South Africa during the “scheduled playing window”.
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