British and Irish Lions committed to staging a 'traditional tour of South Africa'
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British and Irish Lions chairman Jason Leonard says it may take until April to make a final decision on the tour to South Africa.
Leonard says the board remains committed to staging a “traditional tour of South Africa” this summer but the final decision may have to wait up to two months.
The former British and Irish Lion spoke about the tour at the relaunch of the Front Row Club, a fundraising platform for his charity The Atlas Foundation and was quoted by the Telegraph.
“It is all fluid, there could be a decision in one next week, there could be one in four, six or eight weeks’ time,” said Leonard
“There is nothing on the table at this moment in time where we are saying ‘this is what we need to do’.
“We are still working with all involved to give ourselves the best option of hopefully trying to provide a traditional Lions tour – at least as much as a traditional Lions tour as we possibly can. Obviously, it is not a traditional year so a traditional Lions tour could well be impossible to deliver."
About the alternatives, Leonard added: “You can’t discuss an option in isolation because then that is a little bit misleading.
“I think from all concerned until someone tells us, it is not on, you want to deliver a tour in South Africa this summer.
