Some 50 000 British rugby supporters are expected to land in South Africa for the Lions tour next June. The Telegraph reported today that not even the credit crunch can keep rugby fanatics from making the long-haul journey for the three Test series against the Springboks.
The estimated figure is 20 000 more than those who travelled to New Zealand for the tour in 2005. Of these about seven to eight thousand are expected to travel on official packages ranging from flight and match tickets, costing around £2,200, to a full 38-day experience at over £7,000. The bulk, though, are set to make their own travel and accommodation plans and will be reliant on gaining tickets through public sales or via the black market.
A Lions tour only happens once in every four years and the last one to South Africa was in 1997.
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