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Eddie’s England to tour Australia in 2022 but Lions series casts shadow – Sydney Morning Herald
Just six years after a 3-0 whitewash, England are on their way back Down Under but the team’s strength could depend on Australia’s play for the Lions tour.
Sources with knowledge of the situation have told the Herald the inbound series is also a significant part of why Rugby Australia offered to host the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in July and August this year.
With South Africa ruled out as a venue due to COVID-19, Lions and SARU bosses are weighing up whether to play the series behind closed doors – or with limited crowds – in the UK, or to take up Australias offer of a series played in front of full stadiums.
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