British and Irish Lions to cut fixtures for next tour to South Africa in 2021JASON REED/REUTERS The next British and Irish Lions tour will only have eight matches, rather than the 10 they had in New Zealand this year. The 2021 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will be cut to eight matches, but future tours could be restored to 10 games. Discussion between New Zealand, Australia and South Africa to reach an agreement around the next three tours are nearly finished. NIGEL MARPLE / REUTERS Could the Lions tour be a shorter engagement? South Africa has had an exodus of players to Europe and Japan in recent years, which has weakened their player pool.

Source: Stuff September 26, 2017 05:26 UTC