The British & Irish Lions are to play two of their three Tests in Johannesburg. The trade-off‚ however‚ is that they will not play Johannesburg’s Super Rugby franchise on their eight-match tour.

They will play a Test in Cape Town‚ the first since 1997. Significantly it will be at Cape Town Stadium, with Newlands set to be decommissioned after next season...

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