Confirmation of the Rainbow Cup and that the British and Irish Lions tour will take place in SA and not somewhere else came as good news, but the reception to the announcements should be tempered by the reality of the times we live in.

The Rainbow Cup’s published schedule does not include any confirmed cross-hemisphere fixtures, with just the matches between the regular PRO14 teams and the SA derbies listed. ..

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