These are the dates and venues confirmed for the 2021 fixtures so far, including a one-off warm-up game on home soil:
British & Irish Lions kick-off times and TV schedule:
- Saturday, June 26… Japan… Murrayfield… Channel 4… KO TBC
- Saturday, July 3… Lions… Johannesburg… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
- Wednesday, July 7… Sharks… Johannesburg… Sky Sports… KO 7pm
- Saturday, July 10… Bulls… Pretoria… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
- Wednesday, July 14… South Africa ‘A’… Cape Town… Sky Sports… KO 7pm
- Saturday, July 17… Stormers… Cape Town… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
- Saturday, July 24 (1st Test)… South Africa… Cape Town… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
- Saturday, July 31 (2nd Test)… South Africa… Johannesburg… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
- Saturday, August 7 (3rd Test)… South Africa… Johannesburg… Sky Sports… KO 5pm
Will there be fans in the stadiums for the Lions vs South Africa tests?
No. The Lions tour with South Africa will have ZERO fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.
British and Irish Lions squad 2021
Forwards: Tadhg Beirne (Ireland), Jack Conan (Ireland), Luke Cowan Dickie (England), Tom Curry (England), Zander Fagerson (Scotland), Taulupe Faletau (Wales), Tadhg Furlong (Ireland), Jamie George (England), Iain Henderson (Ireland), Jonny Hill (England), Maro Itoje (England), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Wyn Jones (Wales), Courtney Lawes (England), Ken Owens (Wales), Andrew Porter (Ireland), Sam Simmonds (England), Rory Sutherland (Scotland), Justin Tipuric (Wales), Mako Vunipola (England), Hamish Watson (Scotland).
Backs: Josh Adams (Wales), Bundee Aki (Ireland), Dan Biggar (Wales), Elliot Daly (England), Gareth Davies (Wales), Owen Farrell (England), Chris Harris (Scotland), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Conor Murray (Ireland), Ali Price (Scotland), Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales), Finn Russell (Scotland), Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland), Anthony Watson (England), Liam Williams (Wales)
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BACK-THREE:
- 15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
- 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)
- 11. Liam Williams (Wales)
CENTRE:
13. Chris Harris (Scotland)
12. Robbie Henshaw (Ireland)
