Top SA rugby players in race to get home before 21-day lockdown
High-profile players and coaches stuck at an airport in Tokyo on Tuesday morning
24 March 2020 - 17:37
Amid widening Covid-19 travel restrictions, some of SA's top rugby players are scurrying to get home before the 21-day lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa comes into effect from midnight on Thursday.
The clutch of Springboks and high-profile coaches faced an uncertain time at Tokyo’s second-biggest airport on Tuesday as they made a desperate bid to get back home...
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