JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The British & Irish Lions attempted to play down the possible effects of a growing COVID-19 crisis in South African rugby as the Springboks self-isolate and local media reported several positive cases at Saturday’s opponents, the Bulls.
The Lions play the Sharks in their second tour match in Johannesburg on Wednesday and the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday, but that game could be called off after South African broadcaster SuperSport reported that several Bulls players had tested positive on Monday.
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