2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
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The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa Context triple: [Owen Farrell, LionsTourParticipation, 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa]
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2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
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B.
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions are a composite rugby union team selected from the best players of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that tours the Southern Hemisphere’s top national sides.
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2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted by New Zealand and won by the All Blacks on home soil.
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E.
African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
The African boycott over New Zealand’s rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a major political protest in which numerous African nations withdrew from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to condemn continued sporting links with the apartheid regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa Target entity description: The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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A.
2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
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B.
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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C.
British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions are a composite rugby union team selected from the best players of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that tours the Southern Hemisphere’s top national sides.
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D.
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted by New Zealand and won by the All Blacks on home soil.
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E.
African boycott over New Zealand rugby tour of apartheid South Africa
The African boycott over New Zealand’s rugby tour of apartheid South Africa was a major political protest in which numerous African nations withdrew from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to condemn continued sporting links with the apartheid regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international rugby union series
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rugby union tour ⓘ |
| category |
2021 in rugby union
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British & Irish Lions tours NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugby union tours of South Africa ⓘ |
| combinedFrom |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstTestResult | British & Irish Lions won NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyOfTouringTeam | British & Irish Lions Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTeam | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContext |
logistical challenges due to COVID-19
ⓘ
originally planned for 2021 northern hemisphere summer ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 3 ⓘ |
| opponentConfederation | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentNickname | Springboks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentStatus | reigning Rugby World Cup champions ⓘ |
| playedUnder | COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ⓘ |
| secondTestResult | South Africa won ⓘ |
| seriesResult | South Africa won 2–1 ⓘ |
| spectatorPolicy | matches played behind closed doors ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| testSeries | three-test series ⓘ |
| testSeriesFormat | best-of-three ⓘ |
| testSeriesLoser | British & Irish Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSeriesOpponents |
British & Irish Lions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSeriesWinner | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testVenueCity |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdTestResult | South Africa won ⓘ |
| touringSideRepresents |
England rugby union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland rugby union NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland rugby union NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales rugby union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringTeam | British & Irish Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringTeamType | composite team ⓘ |
| year | 2021 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa Description of subject: The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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