British & Irish Lions: South Africa Tests to be played in Cape Town over Johannesburg Covid situation ALL three Tests between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions will now be played in Cape Town, the two teams confirmed yesterday. The second and third Tests were both due to be played in Johannesburg, but the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in and around that city convinced both squads that they should stay in Cape Town following Saturday’s first Test. “We are fully supportive of this decision, which we believe to be in the best interest of the Test series,” Lions managing director Ben Calveley said. Lions head coach Warren Gatland revealed ten days ago that that decision was extremely likely.