MONDAY, 3.00PM:
THE British Lions landed in South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday, for an eight-week tour against the provinces and the national side, their first SA tour in 17 years.
South African Rugby Football Union president Louis Luyt suggested in his welcoming speech that in future, the British side tour South Africa more frequently, perhaps once every two years.
Luyt added: “Our biggest stumbling block would be that we would have to marry the respective seasons. It would be hard on British players to expect them to play in such a tough competition every year outside of theri own season.”
Tour Itinerary
May 24 : Eastern Province Invitation, Port Elizabeth
May 28 : Border, East London
May 31 : Western Province, Cape Town
June 4 : Mpumalanga, Witbank
June 7 : Northern Transvaal, Pretoria
June 11 : Gauteng Lions, Johannesburg
June 14 : Natal, Durban
June 17 : Emerging Springboks, Wellington
June 21 : South Africa, Cape Town
June 24 : Free State, Bloemfontein
June 28 : South Africa, Durban
July 1 : Northern Free State, Welkom
July 5 : South Africa, Johannesburg
SPORT BRIEFS
BERGMAN DROPPED JAN BERGMAN has been dropped by Golden Gloves promoter Rodney Berman after he turned down an offer to fight Dingaan Thobela. Bergman said the fight didn’t offer enough prize money. Berman also announced yesterday that SA heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders will be pitted against World Boxing Union champion George Foreman on September 20.
FALCONS TAKE FLIGHT THE Eastern Transvaal Rugby Union has changed its name. The team, now known as the Gauteng Falcons, celebrated its new name by beating SA Barbarians 73-64 in Brakpan on Sunday.
LANGE FINISHES FIFTH MALCOLM LANGE (SA) finished fifth overall in the final stage of the Tour of Japan on Sunday, and fourth in the Hot Spots competition.
ZAMBIAN SOCCER CHIEF SUSPENDED ZAMBIA’s interim football chief Michael Chiti has been suspended for three months after disagreements with the sports ministry, over his attempts to delay elections for a new soccer governing body.