By: Natasha Archary
After all the postponements and tournament cancellations, let’s cross fingers that 2021 will be a fantastic sporting year. Here are a few dates worth jotting down for February 2021.
Rugby
The 2021 Guinness, Six Nations Championship, takes place over the course of February and March in Europe. The English will be looking to defend their 2020 title, but not if France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales have anything to do with it.
Schedule for Feb as follows:
- Round one: 6-7 February
- Round two: 13-14 February
- Round three: 27-28 February
In other news, Australia have graciously offered to host the 2021 British & Irish Lions National Tour, between the Lions and the World Champion Springboks. The tour will kick off in June, so our boys in green and gold will spend the next few months in training rigorously in preparation.
Tennis
After a successful exhibition tournament in Adelaide, Australia on the 29th January, the tennis world is rearing to go with the Australian Open from the 8th – 21st February 2021.
Australia’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic must be commended. Since the outbreak, a sold-out stadium of 4000 unmasked spectators watched the exhibition in a first for the world. It’s a nod to normalcy, well done Australia.

Golf
Postponements to the US Open and Masters, meant that most tournaments fell into the 2021 calendar. As a result, there will be six majors this season. This is what February’s schedule looks like:
Waste Management Phoenix Open
February 4-7, 2021
TPC Scottsdale, Arizona
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
February 11-14, 2021
Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula, California
Genesis Invitational
February 18-21, 2021
Riviera, California
World Golf Championships at The Concession
February 25-28, 2021
The Concession, Florida
Puerto Rico Open
February 25-28, 2021
Grand Reserve, Puerto Rico
Cricket
Three series kicks off this month and cricket fanatics have an exciting month of action awaiting —a good way to pass the lockdown.
| Feb -Mar 2021 | England Tour of India, 2021 4 Test, 5 T20 and 3 ODI Matches | India |
| Feb -Mar 2021 | PSL 2021 34 PSL T20 matches including final | Pakistan |
| Feb -Mar 2021 | Australia tour of New Zealand, 2021 5 T20 matches | New Zealand |
Images: Pixabay
Football
The English Premier League is taking an interesting turn with Liverpool, just a point behind Manchester United at 3rd place. Log leaders Manchester City are 3 points above Man U with a game in hand.
Fans of the beautiful game will be happy Round 16 of the UEFA Champions League resumes on the 16th February until 17th March 2021.
The PSL for the next two weeks looks just as promising with the following must-see games scheduled for kick-off.
| 02 FEB 2021 | |||
AmaZulu
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Bloemfontein Celtic |
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| 02 Feb 15:00 – Jonsson Kings Park Stadium | |||
Golden Arrows
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Orlando Pirates |
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| 02 Feb 17:00 – Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | |||
| 09 FEB 2021 | |||
Bloemfontein Celtic
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SuperSport United |
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| 09 Feb 15:00 – Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium | |||
Orlando Pirates
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Cape Town City |
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| 09 Feb 17:00 – Orlando Stadium | |||
| 12 FEB 2021 | |||
Stellenbosch
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VS |
Golden Arrows |
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| 12 Feb 17:00 – Danie Craven Stadium | |||
Maritzburg United
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Tshakhuma FC |
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| 12 Feb 17:00 – Harry Gwala Stadium | |||
| 13 FEB 2021 | |||
SuperSport United
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VS |
Cape Town City |
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| 13 Feb 17:00 – Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium | |||
| 14 FEB 2021 | |||
Swallows
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VS |
AmaZulu |
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