The Test series was scheduled to return to Johannesburg following the first Test in Cape Town, but this was never going to happen because of the Covid19 situation in Gauteng. LionsSA2021 LionsRugby By MikeGreenaway67 | IOLsport
All three test matches will now take place at the Cape Town Stadium on successive Saturdays – 24 and 31 July and 7 August.
“We now have two teams in biosecure environments without any positive cases or anyone in isolation. To now return to the Highveld would expose the series to renewed risk. Roux thanked Gauteng and the City of Cape Town for their flexibility and understanding to accommodate the late change of plan. “We have had great support from local government, and I’d like to thank both Gauteng and the City of Cape Town for their open-minded engagement in what has been a very challenging time,” said Roux.
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