Lions face six weeks in just one city bubble

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 01: The Lions gather during the match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the British & Irish Lions at Westpac Stadium on July 1, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

THE Lions may be forced to spend virtually their entire six weeks in South Africa confined to the same bio-secure bubble in the same city.
One plan aimed at minimising the risk of Covid revolves round the Lions being isolated in one base from their arrival in late June until the day of their final Test against the Springboks in early August. Cape Town is the preferred venue.
Having abandoned plans to relocate the tour to Britain and Ireland, the Lions face the prospect of being unable to do what they have done for more than one hundred years – move from place to place.
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