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The 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009.. The British & Irish Lions played a three-match Test series against South Africa, with matches in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg, as well as matches against six provincial teams, and a match against the Emerging Springboks, South Africa's second ...
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In 2009, Smit led South Africa to a series victory against the visiting British & Irish Lions, and followed this by leading his team to success in the 2009 Tri Nations, in which South Africa won five of their six matches, including a clean sweep of three wins against New Zealand.
2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa; I. 2009 Ireland rugby union tour of North America This page was last edited on 20 December 2020, at 20:23 (UTC). Text ...
The main event in the series was the Lions tour of South Africa, which involved three test matches, while France and Italy travelled to Oceania. For Australia, New Zealand and South Africa the Tests also constituted preparation for the 2009 Tri Nations. There was also a short tour for the Barbarians, including their first ever match in Australia.
On 21 April 2009, O'Driscoll was selected as part of the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. [63] On 1 June 2009, he was named as captain of the Lions for the game against the Golden Lions taking place on 3 June, in place of the rested Paul O'Connell. He was also named in the outside centre position for the Lions in their first ...
On 21 April 2009, Jones was named in the squad for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. During 2009, Jones cemented his place as Wales' first-choice number 10 and earned his place in the Lions squad. [11] He started all three Tests and broke the Lions record for most points scored against South Africa in the second Test.
He played in all of Ireland's 2009 November Test matches, with Ireland claiming a draw against Australia, [46] and two wins over Fiji [47] and South Africa. [48] On 21 April 2009, O'Connell was named as the British & Irish Lions captain for the 2009 tour to South Africa. He commented at the time: "I looked at the squad last night and it will be ...