British & Irish Lions: South Africa Tour 2009
10 Feb, 15:56
Many of Ulster and Irish rugby's greatest ever players gathered together at Belfast City Hall last Friday to celebrate the proud heritage of Ulster players past and present who have been selected to play for one of the most famous touring sides of all-time, the British & Irish Lions.
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28 Nov, 11:51
At the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, British & Irish Lions manager Andy Irvine today revealed the 10-match schedule for the highly anticipated tour to Australia in 2013.
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18 Oct, 12:16
The British & Irish Lions have announced that for the first time ever the Lions will play a match in Hong Kong, facing the Barbarians in what promises to be a memorable curtain raiser to their 2013 tour of Australia.
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8 Mar, 04:53
A scintillating try scored by South Africa centre Jaque Fourie against the British & Irish Lions has been named the International Rugby Players Association's Try of the Year for 2009.
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| Last Match |
Teams South Africa v Lions
Opposition South Africa (A)
South Africa (A)
Lost 28-25
Emerging Springboks (A)
Drew 13-13
South Africa (A)
Lost 26-21
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| Last Match |
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Teams Emerging Springboks v Lions
Opposition Emerging Springboks (A)
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Emerging Springboks (A)
Drew 13-13
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16 Jul, 11:34
The dust has settled on the Lions tour and the weary walkers from the Charitable Trust are now back home tanned, toned and with blisters finally popped. Here we take a look back at the walk in pictures.
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6 Jul, 16:44
In the past 14 months Jamie Heaslip and Rob Kearney have won the Magners League and Heineken Cup with Leinster, a Triple Crown and Grand Slam with Ireland and now boast six Lions Test caps between them. These are heady times for the pair who clearly thrive on pressure situations.
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6 Jul, 11:37
Paul O'Connell's leadership of the 2009 British & Irish Lions may have had its ups and downs but following Saturday's 28-9 victory over the Springboks, Ian McGeechan was fulsome in his praise of the Limerick man's captaincy.
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6 Jul, 10:01
While his mind may be currently focused on a long overdue holiday, Ireland winger Tommy Bowe is already relishing the possibility of playing against South Africa at Croke Park in November.
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