Warren Gatland confident Lions will be 'primed' for Springboks as itinerary is released

Warren Gatland is confident his 2021 British & Irish Lions will be perfectly primed to take on world champions South Africa despite just a three-week lead-in to the first Test.

Former Wales boss Gatland, who will lead the Lions for a third successive tour having won the 2013 series in Australia and drawn with the All Blacks in New Zealand in 2017, was speaking as the 2021 tour itinerary to South Africa was announced today.