More British & Irish Lions Series tickets on sale

A second tranche of tickets for matches in next year’s Castle Lager Lions Series has become available to South African residents – and they go on general sale on a first-come-first-served basis today Wednesday, 18 November from 10:00am.

Tickets to see the British & Irish Lions take on South Africa ‘A’, a special South African Invitational team as well as the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls are available for as little as R100.

Sales have reopened following the reconciliation of the ballot process, which saw the three Test matches over-subscribed by as much as 574%.

Those who were unlucky enough to miss out in the ballot have been notified by email of the second chance, which will commence at 10:00 on Wednesday, 18 November via www.lionstour2021.co.za (SA time).

“We had a tremendous uptake when the ballot opened; with the ‘sold out’ signs going up for the tests and close to sold out for the provincial matches. Now that those sales have been confirmed we can put the balance of the tickets into the market to give more people the chance be part of this once-in-a-decade experience. Lions tours of South Africa come around less frequently than do Rugby World Cups. They are occasions that make rugby history in the biggest way. This is another chance to be part of the magic,” said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO.

The British & Irish Lions play their opening match against the Stormers in Cape Town on 3 July, in the first international rugby match at the Cape Town Stadium.

Before the three Tests, the Lions will also visit Port Elizabeth (against a South Africa Invitational team on 7 July), Durban (Sharks on 10 July), Nelspruit (South Africa ‘A’ on 14 July) and Pretoria (Bulls on 17 July).

Available tickets for these matches start at R100 (for Nelspruit and Port Elizabeth), and R250 for the three encounters against the franchise teams in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria.

General ticket sales for the first five matches will open on Wednesday, 18 November at 10:00 (SA time) on the official Lions Tour website by clicking here.

🦁 Limited general tickets for non-Tests during the Castle Lager Lions Series available from tomorrow at 10h00 (SAST)
👉 All the info here: https://t.co/wWS0hDFdiZ – or head straight to https://t.co/Y5lEkQCXzc@LionsSeries #letsgetreadytorugby #CastleLionsSeries #SouthAfrica2021 pic.twitter.com/UyjwnZsHE7

— Springboks (@Springboks) November 17, 2020

Full tour schedule:

• Saturday 3 July: British & Irish Lions v Stormers – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
• Wednesday 7 July: British & Irish Lions v South Africa ‘Invitational’ – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
• Saturday 10 July: British & Irish Lions v Sharks – Jonsson Kings Park, Durban
• Wednesday 14 July: British & Irish Lions v South Africa ‘A’ Team – Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
• Saturday 17 July: British & Irish Lions v Bulls – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
• Saturday 24 July (first Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
• Saturday 31 July (second Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
• Saturday 7 August (third Test): Springboks v British & Irish Lions – Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira, proud leader and Springbok hero since 2008. 💚#StrongerTogether@MTNza pic.twitter.com/5U1tQ83Izd

— Springboks (@Springboks) November 18, 2020