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OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK

JEREMY GUSCOTT

THERE has been a lot said over the last week about the prospects of the 2021 Lions tour of South Africa going ahead after the sharp increase in Covid infections in the UK and South Africa, and the identification of new strains.

However, it is very difficult to predict what will happen week-to-week, let alone five months from now when the tour is due to start.

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