Lions confirm kick-off times for South Africa tour

The kick-off times for the ten matches of next year's tour of South Africa by the British & Irish Lions have been confirmed.

The kick-off times for the ten matches of next year's tour of South Africa by the British & Irish Lions have been confirmed.

All day matches will start at 3pm with the evening games kicking off at 7-10pm.

The only detail yet to be confirmed surrounds the match against a Coastal XV in Port Elizabeth.

It is currently scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 16 (3pm) - which is the Youth Day public holiday - but is still awaiting confirmation.

The full schedule is as follows:

Sat, May 30 (3pm) Highveld XV v Lions, Rustenburg

Wed, June 3 (7.10pm) Xerox Golden Lions v Lions, Johannesburg

Sat, June 6 (3pm) Vodacom Free State Cheetahs v Lions, Bloemfontein

Wed, June 10 (7.10pm) Sharks v Lions, Durban

Sat, June 13 (3pm) Vodacom WP v Lions, Cape Town

Tues, June 16 TBC (3pm) Coastal XV v Lions, Port Elizabeth

Sat June 20 (3pm) South Africa v Lions, Durban

Tues, June 23 (7.10pm) Emerging SA v Lions, Cape Town

Sat, June 27 (3pm) South Africa v Lions, Pretoria

Sat, July 4 (3pm) South Africa v Lions, Johannesburg

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