BREAKING: Sharks v B&I Lions going ahead

NEWS: The tour match between the Sharks and the British and Irish Lions will go ahead on Wednesday.

Confirmation of the match follows the news early in the day that a member of its management team has tested positive for COVID-19, following a lateral flow test as part of the Tour screening programme which took place on Wednesday 7 July.

The individual and four close contacts – including two players and two members of staff – are being isolated and assessed at the team hotel.

All members of the touring party have since been PCR tested.

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UPDATE

Tonight’s match is going ahead.

We face @TheSharksZA at 20:00 SA (19:00 BST). #LionsRugby #CastleLionsSeries #LionsSA2021 pic.twitter.com/barG6ik3cx

— British & Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) July 7, 2021