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The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour that took place in South Africa in July and August 2021. The British & Irish Lions, a team selected from players eligible to represent England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, played a three-match test series against South Africa, and tour matches against three of South Africa's four United Rugby Championship teams and South Africa A.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the tour, leading to numerous schedule changes and the matches in South Africa taking place without fans present. Before leaving for South Africa, the Lions beat Japan in a warm-up match at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. They won all of their matches against the South African franchises, but lost to South Africa A.

South Africa won the test series by two matches to one. The Lions won the first test 22–17 on 24 July, but South Africa won the second test 27–9 a week later before winning the third test 19–16 with a late penalty on 7 August.

Warren Gatland was the Lions' head coach, making him only the second coach to lead the team on three consecutive tours. Alun Wyn Jones of Wales was the Lions' tour captain, but was injured in the home match against Japan on 26 June; he initially withdrew from the squad before returning three weeks later. Ireland's Conor Murray took over as captain during Jones' absence.

"국제 친선 럭비 대회"는 럭비 유니온 토너먼트로, 세계 각국의 럭비 대표팀들이 참가하는 대회입니다. 이 대회는 친선 경기의 형태로 진행되며, 참가 팀들은 경기를 통해 서로의 실력을 겨뤄 친선을 도모합니다. 국제 친선 럭비 대회는 럭비 팬들에게는 흥미로운 경기를 제공하며, 선수들에게는 국제 무대에서 경험을 쌓을 수 있는 기회를 제공합니다. 이 대회는 럭비 유니온의 세계적인 발전과 국제적인 교류를 촉진하는 중요한 행사로 알려져 있습니다.