The 37th British & Irish Lions tour will get underway on Saturday in South Africa, with a number of interesting changes being made for this new-look tour. The coronavirus pandemic has ravaged the three-test series, and fans have been unable to attend any of the pre-test games due to the situation with the virus in the host country.
It looks as if fans still won’t be able to attend, and that may favour the Lions who have been used to a fan-free Six Nations and club season.
How to watch this year’s British and Irish Lions Tour
This year’s British & Irish Lions tour will be available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports over the three games.
The British and Irish Lions Tour TV Schedule:
Saturday 24th July
South Africa v British & Irish Lions (5pm)
Saturday 31st July
South Africa v British & Irish Lions (5pm)
Saturday 7th August
South Africa v British & Irish Lions (5pm)
The British and Irish Lions Tour Betting Preview
This trip has been relatively successful for the Lions thus far, beating Japan in their first game before putting up cricket scores on the Sharks and their South African namesakes. South Africa A managed to beat them, but they will head into the test with a 46-point win over Stormers. South Africa are going to be a tough test, but in these strange, strange times, anything is possible on either end of the divide. The fact that this tour is even happening has caused controversy, but now that it is, we have taken a look at some big tips for the opening game, and the tournament outrights.
The British and Irish Lions Tour Betting Tips
We like South Africa to win the series at a price of 11/10, with a clean sweep of 3-0 at 7/2 is going to be another popular bet. There is absolutely no splitting the two in the first test on Saturday, and it is expected that it may be a low-scoring game. We quite like the 16/5 price on Luke Cowan-Dickie to score any time in the 80 minutes of the opener.
The British and Irish Lions Tour Odds
Lions Tour 2021 – Winner 7 Aug
British & Irish Lions 20/27
South Africa 11/10
Draw 22/1
Lions Tour 2021 – Series Correct Score 7 Aug
British and Irish Lions 2-1 6/4
South Africa 2-1 37/20
British and Irish Lions 3-0 7/2
South Africa 3-0 19/4
Drawn Series 22/1
British and Irish Lions 2-0 40/1
South Africa 2-0 50/1
British and Irish Lions 1-0 250/1
South Africa 1-0 250/1
British and Irish Lions Squad
Stuart Hogg, Anthony Watson, Elliot Daly, Robbie Henshaw, Duhan van der Merwe, Dan Biggar, Ali Price, Wyn Jones, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tadhg Furlong, Maro Itoje, Alun Wyn Jones (captain), Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry, Jack Conan, Ken Owens, Rory Sutherland, Kyle Sinckler, Tadhg Beirne, Hamish Watson, Conor Murray, Owen Farrell,. Liam Williams.
South Africa Squad
Willie le Roux; Cheslin Kolbe, Lukhanyo Am, Damian de Allende, Makazole Mapimpi; Handré Pollard, Faf de Klerk; Ox Nché, Bongi Mbonambi, Trevor Nyakane, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, Siya Kolisi (captain), Pieter-Steph du Toit, Kwagga Smith, Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff, Frans Malherbe, Lood de Jager, Rynhardt Elstadt, Herschel Jantjies, Elton Jantjies, Damian Willemse.
How to bet on the British and Irish Lions Tour
NetBet Sport has a wide selection of the British and Irish Lions Tour markets available ahead of the start of play. During the tour you will be able to bet in-play on all live action throughout the tournament, in our Rugby betting section.