Lions player's Covid case was 'false positive' as Warren Gatland makes 13 changes for Sharks rematch

Jamie George will captain the side

Jamie George. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

The British & Irish Lions have been cleared to play their hastily arranged tour match with the Cell C Sharks on Saturday after a number of their players were released from self-isolation on Friday.

The move, following a further round of Covid-19 PCR testing, came as the unnamed player who tested positive on Wednesday, the day of the Lions’ first and scheduled game against the Sharks in Johannesburg, was deemed a false positive. That player has since received two negative PCR test results.