Johannesburg – Rugby World Cup champions South African will not host any Tests this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, national rugby union chief executive Jurie Roux said Tuesday during a virtual media briefing.
July international against Scotlands and Georgia were cancelled several months ago and Rugby Championship fixtures with Argentina, Australia and New Zealand were scheduled for August and September.
On Monday, South Africa had 373 628 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 disease and 5,173 deaths, with the pandemic yet to peak in the most affected African country.
Roux did not rule out the possibility of the Springboks playing abroad later this year, saying he could be a revamped Rugby Championship in New Zealand, and talks were ongoing regarding a tour of Europe.
South Africa won the World Cup a last November by defeating England 32-12 in the final in Japanese city Yokohama.
