The British and Irish Lions came from behind in a dominant second half to seize an early lead in their series against South Africa with a tense 22-17 victory at Cape Town Stadium. Trailing 12-3 at the interval after being picked apart by the boot of Handre Pollard, the Lions came alive as a Luke Cowan-Dickie try ignited a fightback that was completed by the boots of Dan Biggar and Owen Farrell.
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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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Ireland will face defending champions South Africa and near neighbours Scotland in the group stages of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Hosts France have been paired with three-time world champions New Zealand while England will face Argentina.
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