Worried Lions fans are fearing the worst after latest setback in horror show tour
By Rugby Onslaught

Worried Lions fans are fearing the worst after latest setback in horror show tour

Things may be going well for the British and Irish Lions on the pitch with two wins from two so far this summer, but off the field the tour of South Africa is starting to unravel.

The Springboks squad has had to isolate twice now ahead of their Tests with Georgia due to Covid-19, while the Lions’ fixture with the Vodacom Bulls this Saturday has already been cancelled due to an outbreak in the Bulls camp. The Lions have remained unscathed so far, but that’s not the problem.

The tour of South Africa is already being played behind closed doors, and fans are suggesting the Lions should return home now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but plenty of fans are saying that the tour should have been hosted in the UK and Ireland, or even Australia, which were initially two notions that would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago.

Calls are still being made for the tour to be postponed to next year, although that would carry many complications with it as well. Either way, Lions fans do not appear to be happy about the current situation.

This Saturday’s match is cancelled, and all Lions and Springboks fans will be hoping that that match is the only one.

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