The tourists beat the Sharks 54-7 at Ellis Park on Wednesday in the second match of their tour. They had opened their tour with a 56-14 victory over the Lions on Saturday.
“No other team in the country could meet those conditions right now — without going into a five-day lockdown. It is not an ideal situation but Covid-19 has made sure that we do not live in an ideal world‚” said Roux.
The change has meant that the Sharks’ match against the Ellis Park based Lions in the Currie Cup on Saturday has been cancelled, with a decision on the points allocation to be confirmed.
“We’re very grateful to the Sharks for agreeing to play us again this Saturday at Loftus Versfeld‚” said Ben Calveley‚ MD for the British & Irish Lions.