Warren Gatland flags further likely reshuffles in Lions tour programme 

But the Lions boss is proud of how his players have handled chaotic conditions

Lions head coach Warren Gatland. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Warren Gatland is hoping for clarity within the next 24 hours over who his British & Irish Lions will be playing in Cape Town next Wednesday after suggesting the tourists’ two opponents after the weekend will be switched amid ongoing Covid-19 uncertainty.

The Lions head coach also gave the firmest indication yet, though still unconfirmed, that all three Test matches against world champions South Africa will be played in the relatively safer, virus-wise, Cape Town rather than return to Covid hotspot Johannesburg for the final two rubbers of the series with the Springboks.