British
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McGeechan calls it a day with Lions
Monday 5 October 2009
Ian McGeechan has ruled himself out as coach of the British and Irish Lions when the Lions tour to Australia in 2013 just months after coaching the Lions to their first Test victory since 2001.
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Lions ref admitted to me he got it wrong
Friday 2 October 2009
Former England captain and British and Irish Lions prop says that the referee who took charge of the first Lions test in South Africa Bryce Lawrence admitted to him later in the tour that he got his calls wrong.
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Halfpenny targets 2013 British & Irish Lions
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Cardiff Blues and Wales winger Leigh Halfpenny says that he is targeting a place on the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia after he got a taster of life as a Lion in South Africa.
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O'Gara on Lions disappointment & concussion
Monday 10 August 2009
British and Irish Lion flyhalf Ronan O'Gara has revealed that he was knocked out in the Lions second Test match against South Africa in Pretoria.
O'Gara says that following
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English Lions holding their heads high
Friday 10 July 2009
The British and Irish Lions may have lost the Test series against South Africa but England's British Lions are holding their heads high on their return home.
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'I had the time of my life': Lion Phillips
Tuesday 7 July 2009
British and Irish Lion Mike Phillips left South Africa having established himself as Europe's top scrum-half, and admitting: "I've had the time of my life."
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Byrne sets his sights on 2013 Lions tour
Monday 6 July 2009
Lee Byrne has declared his intention to make the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia after being forced to return home early from the 2009 South Africa trip through injury.
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McGeechan calls it a day as Lions coach
Monday 6 July 2009
Lions coach Ian McGeechan has called it a day as coach of the British and Irish Lions.
At the last media conference on their South African tour, held on Sunday,
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Jamie Roberts named Lions player of 2009
Monday 6 July 2009
Centre Jamie Roberts, who was absent from the third Test against South Africa because of injury, was named as the HSBC Player of the Series for the British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa.
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Simon Shaw banned for two weeks
Monday 6 July 2009
Simon Shaw was suspended for two weeks on Sunday for dangerous play in the British and Irish Lions' 28-9 victory over South Africa after striking Springboks scrumhalf Fourie du Preez with his knee.
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2009 tour was a 'proper' tour: Springboks
Monday 6 July 2009
The 2009 series between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions was the real thing that produced a level of physical rugby that is seldom seen - and the last Test, won 28-9 by the Lions, sees them return home a happy squad while the Boks suddenly face uncertainty
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Lions must have a future say Springboks
Sunday 5 July 2009
The British and Irish Lions must have a place in the modern-day professional era, Springbok captain John Smit said Saturday after overseeing his side's 2-1 series win over the touring side.
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The Lions were the better team : Springboks
Sunday 5 July 2009
Springbok captain John Smit and coach Peter de Villiers on Saturday both conceded that the Springboks were beaten by a better team after the touring British and Irish Lions had won the third Test in Johannesburg 28-9.
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Lions lock Simon Shaw cited
Sunday 5 July 2009
British and Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw was cited on Saturday for dangerous play during his side's 28-9 victory over the Springboks in the third Test of the series at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
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Lions win final Springboks Test
Saturday 4 July 2009
The British and Irish Lions won the third Test 9-28 against the Springboks at Coca-Cola (Ellis) Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.
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Lions coach brands De Villiers a 'clown'
Saturday 4 July 2009
British and Irish Lions defensive coach Shaun Edwards has branded South Africa coach Peter de Villiers a "clown" for condoning Schalk Burger's eye-gouging of Luke Fitzgerald.
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The British & Irish Lions
The first official tour by the British Isles Rugby Union Team, selected by a committee from all four Home Unions, was to South Africa in 1910.
However the idea was not unique, as a combined British & Irish team had been heading to the southern hemisphere since 1888.
The first tour was a commercial venture undertaken with no official backing; but the six subsequent visits up to 1910 enjoyed a growing amount of support from the governing bodies, although only one of these included representatives from all four nations.
The Lions name was coined during the inter-war period, when the emblem on the player's jersey and lapel badges gave them their alternative title.
The 1950s proved a golden age for Lions rugby, although it was not until the 1970s that style was matched with the substance of victory in New Zealand and South Africa.
Many observers questioned whether the Lions had a future in the professional age and the continued success of the Rugby World Cup.
But the tours of 1997, 2001 and 2005 have proved to be a massive success
story for all parties involved, with 2009 promising to be the biggest
ever tour with 50,000 fans expected make the journey to South Africa.
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