The three British and Irish Lions Tests against South Africa next summer will have afternoon kick-offs, it was confirmed today. All but one of the midweek games in the 10-match tour will take place in the evening with the Saturday games starting at 3pm.
Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg will host the games against the world champions. Cape Town's Newlands venue has missed out on staging a Test but it will play host to fixtures against Western Province and the Emerging Springboks.
The full schedule is as follows:
Saturday, May 30th - 3pm
Highveld XV v Lions (Rustenburg)
Wednesday, June 3rd - 7.10pm
Golden Lions v Lions (Johannesburg)
Saturday, June 6th - 3pm
Free State Cheetahs v Lions (Bloemfontein)
Wednesday, June 10th - 7.10pm
Sharks v Lions (Durban)
Saturday, June 13th - 3pm
Western Province v Lions (Cape Town)
Tuesday, June 16th - 3pm
Coastal XV v Lions (Port Elizabeth)
Saturday June 20th - 3pm
South Africa v Lions (Durban)
Tuesday, June 23rd - 7.10pm
Emerging Springboks v Lions (Cape Town)
Saturday, June 27th - 3pm
South Africa v Lions (Pretoria)
Saturday, July 4th - 3pm
South Africa v Lions (Johannesburg)
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