2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa

2009 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa
The 2009 Lions tour logo
Date	30 May – 4 July
Coach(es)	Ian McGeechan
Tour captain(s)	Paul O'Connell
Test series winners	South Africa (2–1)
Top test point scorer(s)	Stephen Jones (39)
Top point scorer(s)	Stephen Jones (65)
Top test try scorer(s)	Tom Croft (2) Shane Williams (2)
Top try scorer(s)	Ugo Monye (5)
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The 2009 British and 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 and Irish Lions played a three-match Test series against South Africa, with matches in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. South Africa won the Test series, defeating the Lions 26–21 in the first Test, and then 28–25 in the second Test. The third Test was won by the Lions 28–9.

The highlight of the series was the second Test, which the Lions had led until the 76th minute, when they fell 25–22 behind. Two minutes later, Stephen Jones slotted a penalty to draw the sides at 25–25 with only two minutes left on the clock. However, two minutes into injury time, Morné Steyn scored a 52-metre penalty kick, to win the match at 28–25.

The tour started with matches against six provincial teams, the Lions winning all six. The Lions also played one match against South Africa's A team, the Emerging Springboks, which was drawn at 13–13.

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup took place in South Africa during this tour, between 14 and 28 June, using many of the same stadia. The tour followed the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and preceded the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.

Background

The tour was confirmed by the South African Rugby Union on 21 September 2007. The Lions chief executive John Feehan stated in November 2007 that no home Test match would be played prior to departure, as had taken place in 2005, and that fewer players and personnel would go to South Africa than had gone to New Zealand in 2005.^[1]

The tour manager was Gerald Davies,^[2] the head coach was Ian McGeechan,^[3] and the captain of the squad was Munster captain and Ireland lock, Paul O'Connell.^[4]

The tour schedule was announced by the Lions and the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on 10 April 2008.^[5] The final fixture confirmed was the game in Port Elizabeth; on 22 January 2009, SARU announced that they had received permission from the South African government to hold the match on the Youth Day national holiday on 16 June.^[6] This match marked the debut of the Southern Kings, a franchise formed in the Southern and Eastern Cape region, following the failure of the Southern Spears.

Head coach Ian McGeechan had planned to take the Lions squad to the Spanish city of Granada, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains for a high-altitude training camp, but on 27 April he announced that it had been cancelled because of problems over player availability.^[7] The Lions flew to South Africa on 24 May, arriving the following day.^[8]

The format was similar to that of the Lions' 2005 tour of New Zealand. As in 2005, six games were played before the first Test, and a mid-week game between the first and second Tests; unlike 2005, there was no mid-week game between the second and third Tests. Due to its unpopularity, The Power of Four anthem was not used on the 2009 tour.^[9]

Test series

First Test

South Africa won the first Test in Durban 26–21. Leading 19–7 at half-time and 26–7 after 50 minutes, the Springboks had dominated the scrum until the Lions made several substitutions. The Lions mounted a strong comeback, scoring late tries through Tom Croft and Mike Phillips, but South Africa held on. Inside the last ten minutes of the game, the Lions had two tries disallowed by the TMO. It was later described as an "unbelievable" Test match.^[10]

Second Test

The second Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria was won by South Africa 28–25 with the last kick of the game – a penalty by Morné Steyn from inside his own half. The Lions had led 19–8 after an hour, but tries from Bryan Habana and Jaque Fourie allowed South Africa to tie the score before Steyn's series-winning kick. It was described as "devastation" for the Lions, with the team ending the game "looking more like a scene from [American television series] ER as opposed to a rugby team".^[11]

Controversy

The week of the third Test was marked by controversy and intense media interest surrounding the suspended Springbok players Schalk Burger and Bakkies Botha after a very physical second Test.

Burger was yellow-carded in the first minute, after he appeared to gouge Luke Fitzgerald's eye. Burger was subsequently banned for eight weeks for "making contact with the face in the eye area." He was cleared of gouging, as his action was found to be "reckless" but not intentional.^[12]^[13]

Burger was widely criticised, with many commentators believing he should have been sent off for the incident.^[14]^[15] Brian O'Driscoll was among many who criticised South Africa coach Peter de Villiers after he said Burger's actions should not even have led to a yellow card.^[16]

Bakkies Botha was banned for two weeks for a dangerous charge on prop Adam Jones, which left Jones with a dislocated shoulder.^[17] SA Rugby expressed their confusion over the reasons for Botha's ban with the coach calling it a "textbook cleanout". An appeal was lodged but the initial ruling was upheld. Coaches and players expressed concern about the impact such an interpretation might have on a core component of the game, with Lions player Phil Vickery and forwards coach Warren Gatland lending their support to Botha's case.^[18] The injured Jones himself later came out in defence of Botha saying:

"Botha shouldn't have been banned for it, nowhere near it. I don't have any complaints. He just cleared me out of the ruck and I got caught. Everyone counter-rucks nowadays and, if anything, I was in the wrong place. He just hit me and I was unlucky. So I was surprised to see he got banned. I know we didn't cite him so I don't know why the independent commissioner did. It was just a fair ruck from a hard player. When I have met him before he seems like a tidy enough bloke so I'm not seeing it as anything malicious."^[19]^[20]

The Springboks came out for the third Test wearing white armbands with the words "Justice 4" on, in protest over perceived inconsistencies in the citing process.^[21] This protest was investigated by the IRB for allegedly "bringing the game in disrepute", and the team and management were fined accordingly.

Third Test

The Lions won the third Test on 4 July at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, beating the Springboks 28–9, in what The Times called "one of the best and most heroic performances in the history of the Lions".^[22] Having already won the series, the Springbok squad saw 10 changes from the previous week, and the Lions also saw substantial changes. The Lions led from the start, and Shane Williams scored two tries.^[23] England lock Simon Shaw was sin-binned for striking Springboks scrum-half Fourie du Preez with his knee in this test and received a two-week ban as a result.^[24] This was the first Test victory for the Lions in eight years, their last being in Brisbane in 2001.^[25]^[26]

Jamie Roberts was voted 'Player of the Series' by the British and Irish media.^[27]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

30 May 2009
15:00

Royal XV	25–37	British and Irish Lions
Try: Koch 17' c Barnes 26' m Roux 65' c Con: Olivier Viljoen Pen: Olivier (2) 9', 23'	Report	Try: Bowe 38' c Byrne 67' c A.W. Jones 75' c O'Gara 79' c Con: O'Gara (4) Pen: O'Gara (3) 6', 42', 72'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 12,352^[28]
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)^[29]

3 June 2009
19:10

Golden Lions	10–74	British and Irish Lions
Try: Frolick 36' c Con: Pretorius Pen: Pretorius 14'	Report	Try: Roberts (2) 6' c, 40' c O'Driscoll 10' c Monye (2) 21' m, 68' c Croft 29' c Bowe (2) 47' c, 57' c Hook 74' c Ferris 80' c Con: S. Jones (6/7) Hook (3/3) Pen: S. Jones (2) 12', 17'

Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 22,218^[28]
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)^[29]

6 June 2009
15:00

Free State Cheetahs	24–26	British and Irish Lions
Try: Demas 25' c du Preez 33' c Uys 72' c Con: Potgieter (2) Strydom Pen: Potgieter 41'	Report	Try: Ferris 10' c Earls 16' c Con: Hook (2/2) Pen: Hook (4) 5', 19', 37', 49'

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 23,710^[28]
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)^[29]

10 June 2009
19:10

Sharks	3–39	British and Irish Lions
Pen: Kockott 29'	Report	Try: Mears 22' c Phillips 41' m Fitzgerald 59' c Byrne 67' c Heaslip 80' c Con: O'Gara (3/4) Hook (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (2) 48', 52'

ABSA Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 21,530^[28]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)^[29]

13 June 2009
15:00

Western Province	23–26	British and Irish Lions
Try: Pietersen 63' m Pen: De Waal (4/5) 3', 40+2', 47', 60' Drop: De Waal (1/1) 19' Pietersen (1/2) 27'	Report	Try: Bowe 28' m Monye 35' c M. Williams 55' m Con: S. Jones (1/3) Pen: S. Jones (2/3) 6', 11' Hook (1/2) 77'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 34,176^[28]
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)^[29]

16 June 2009
15:00

Southern Kings	8–20	British and Irish Lions
Try: Mbiyozo 71' m Pen: Van der Westhuyzen 1'	Report	Try: Monye 49' c Penalty try 68' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (2/3) 26', 43'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 35,883^[28]
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)^[29]

First Test

20 June 2009
15:00

South Africa	26–21	British and Irish Lions
Try: Smit 5' c Brüssow 46' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 11', 32', 35' F. Steyn (1/2) 20'	Report	Try: Croft (2) 22' c, 67' c Phillips 74' c Con: S. Jones (3/3)

ABSA Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 47,813^[28]
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)^[29]


FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Adrian Jacobs		74'
IC	12	Jean de Villiers	57'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Ruan Pienaar	64' to 74'
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	69'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	64'
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
TP	3	John Smit (c)	64' to 76'
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	57'
RL	5	Victor Matfield
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow	51'
BF	7	Juan Smith
N8	8	Pierre Spies
Substitutes:
PR	16	Gurthro Steenkamp	64'
PR	17	Deon Carstens	64'	76'
LK	18	Andries Bekker	57'
N8	19	Danie Rossouw	51'
SH	20	Ricky Januarie	69'
CE	21	Jaque Fourie	57'
FH	22	Morné Steyn	64'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Lee Byrne	37'
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Ugo Monye
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Mike Phillips
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
HK	2	Lee Mears	49'
TP	3	Phil Vickery	44'
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones	69'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
BF	6	Tom Croft
OF	7	David Wallace	66'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
Substitutes:
HK	16	Matthew Rees	49'
PR	17	Adam Jones	44'
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan	69'
FL	19	Martyn Williams	66'
SH	20	Harry Ellis
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara
FB	22	Rob Kearney	37'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Team	Kick %	Line breaks	Defenders beaten	Passes in contact	Mauls won	Possession lost	Tackles made	Tackles missed	Scrums	Lineouts	Penalties conceded
South Africa	75%	0	2	2	28/32	10	101	8	7/7	9/10	9
British and Irish Lions	60%	4	8	15	78/82	11	42	4	11/15	9/12	12

23 June 2009
19:10

Emerging Springboks	13–13	British and Irish Lions
Try: Demas 80' c Con: De Waal (1/1) Pen: Rose (2/4) 37', 49'	Report	Try: Earls 15' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 8' Hook (1/1) 77'

Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 39,418^[28]
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)^[29]

Second Test

27 June 2009
15:00

South Africa	28–25	British and Irish Lions
Try: Pietersen 12' m Habana 63' c Fourie 74' c Con: M. Steyn (2/2) Pen: F. Steyn (1/2) 40+1' M. Steyn (2/2) 68', 80+1'	Report	Try: Kearney 7' c Con: S. Jones (1/1) Pen: S. Jones (5/5) 3', 15', 61', 70', 78' Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 36'

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 52,511^[28]
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)^[29]


FB	15	François Steyn
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Adrian Jacobs
IC	12	Jean de Villiers		56'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Ruan Pienaar		61'
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
TP	3	John Smit (c)
LL	4	Bakkies Botha		59'
RL	5	Victor Matfield
OF	6	Schalk Burger	1' to 11'
BF	7	Juan Smith		59'
N8	8	Pierre Spies
Substitutes:
HK	16	Chiliboy Ralepelle
PR	17	Deon Carstens
LK	18	Andries Bekker		59'
N8	19	Danie Rossouw		59'	61'
FL	20	Heinrich Brüssow			61'
CE	21	Jaque Fourie		56'
FH	22	Morné Steyn		61'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll	65'
IC	12	Jamie Roberts	67'
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Mike Phillips
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins	23' to 31'		45'
HK	2	Matthew Rees
TP	3	Adam Jones	45'
LL	4	Simon Shaw
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
BF	6	Tom Croft
OF	7	David Wallace	68'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
Substitutes:
HK	16	Ross Ford
PR	17	Andrew Sheridan	23'	31'	45'
LK	18	Alun Wyn Jones	45'
FL	19	Martyn Williams	68'
SH	20	Harry Ellis
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara	67'
WG	22	Shane Williams	65'
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Team	Kick %	Line breaks	Defenders beaten	Passes in contact	Mauls won	Possession lost	Tackles made	Tackles missed	Scrums	Lineouts	Penalties conceded
South Africa	55.6%	4	14	3	56/63	16	97	8	5/7	8/9	11
British and Irish Lions	100%	3	8	5	83/87	11	84	14	6/6	12/15	12

Third Test

4 July 2009
15:00

South Africa	9–28	British and Irish Lions
Pen: M. Steyn (3/3) 12', 40+1', 68'	Report	Try: S. Williams (2) 25' m, 33' c Monye 54' c Con: S. Jones (2/3) Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 9', 72', 73'

Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 58,318
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)^[29]


FB	15	Zane Kirchner			57'
RW	14	Odwa Ndungane
OC	13	Jaque Fourie	23' to 24'
IC	12	Wynand Olivier
LW	11	Jongi Nokwe	64'
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez	41'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	72'
HK	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle	41'
TP	3	John Smit (c)
LL	4	Johann Muller
RL	5	Victor Matfield
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
BF	7	Juan Smith
N8	8	Ryan Kankowski
Substitutes:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis	41'
PR	17	Gurthro Steenkamp	72'
PR	18	Deon Carstens
LK	19	Steven Sykes
N8	20	Pierre Spies	64'
FH	21	Ruan Pienaar	41'
FB	22	François Steyn	23'	24'	57'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers


FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Ugo Monye
OC	13	Tommy Bowe
IC	12	Riki Flutey		55'
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Mike Phillips
LP	1	Andrew Sheridan
HK	2	Matthew Rees		37'
TP	3	Phil Vickery		55'
LL	4	Simon Shaw	37' to 47'	69'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell (c)
BF	6	Joe Worsley		31' to 34'		66'
OF	7	Martyn Williams		76'
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
Substitutes:
HK	16	Ross Ford		37'
PR	17	John Hayes		55'
LK	18	Alun Wyn Jones		69'
FL	19	David Wallace		76'
FL	20	Tom Croft		31'	34'	66'
SH	21	Harry Ellis		55'
FH	22	James Hook
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Team	Kick %	Line breaks	Defenders beaten	Passes in contact	Mauls won	Possession lost	Tackles made	Tackles missed	Scrums	Lineouts	Penalties conceded
South Africa	100%	3	5	12	64/69	16	93	5	5/6	15/18	9
British and Irish Lions	62.5%	7	5	15	66/77	10	102	5	6/7	9/10	16

Lions squad

The Lions announced a 37-man squad on 21 April 2009. Before the start of the tour Tomás O'Leary, Tom Shanklin and Jerry Flannery all withdrew because of injuries and Alan Quinlan was suspended. During the tour, Leigh Halfpenny, Stephen Ferris, Euan Murray, Lee Byrne, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Jamie Roberts and Brian O'Driscoll, as well as Ferris' replacement Ryan Jones, were forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury.^[30] Nathan Hines was suspended for one week because of a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks.^[31]

Player	Position	Home union	Club	Notes
Jerry Flannery	Hooker	Ireland	Munster	Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Ross Ford
Ross Ford	Hooker	Scotland	Edinburgh	Replacement for Jerry Flannery before tour
Lee Mears	Hooker	England	Bath
Matthew Rees	Hooker	Wales	Scarlets
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland	Munster	Replacement for Euan Murray during tour
Gethin Jenkins	Prop	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Adam Jones	Prop	Wales	Ospreys	Withdrew due to injury during tour
Euan Murray	Prop	Scotland	Northampton Saints	Withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by John Hayes
Tim Payne	Prop	England	London Wasps	Replacement due to injury to Andrew Sheridan during tour
Andrew Sheridan	Prop	England	Sale Sharks
Phil Vickery	Prop	England	London Wasps
Nathan Hines	Lock	Scotland	Perpignan	Suspended for a week for a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks
Alun Wyn Jones	Lock	Wales	Ospreys
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland	Munster
Paul O'Connell (c)	Lock	Ireland	Munster
Simon Shaw	Lock	England	London Wasps
Tom Croft	Flanker	England	Leicester Tigers	Replacement for Alan Quinlan before tour
Stephen Ferris	Flanker	Ireland	Ulster	Originally selected; withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones	Flanker	Wales	Ospreys	Replacement for Stephen Ferris; withdrew on arrival in South Africa due to previous injury
Alan Quinlan	Flanker	Ireland	Munster	Originally selected; suspended before tour; replaced by Tom Croft
David Wallace	Flanker	Ireland	Munster
Martyn Williams	Flanker	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Joe Worsley	Flanker	England	London Wasps
Jamie Heaslip	Number eight	Ireland	Leinster
Andy Powell	Number eight	Wales	Cardiff Blues
Mike Blair	Scrum-half	Scotland	Edinburgh	Replacement for Tomás O'Leary before tour
Harry Ellis	Scrum-half	England	Leicester Tigers
Tomás O'Leary	Scrum-half	Ireland	Munster	Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Mike Blair
Mike Phillips	Scrum-half	Wales	Ospreys
James Hook	Fly-half	Wales	Ospreys	Replacement for Leigh Halfpenny before tour
Stephen Jones	Fly-half	Wales	Scarlets
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland	Munster
Gordon D'Arcy	Centre	Ireland	Leinster	Replacement due to injuries among backs
Keith Earls	Centre	Ireland	Munster
Riki Flutey	Centre	England	London Wasps
Brian O'Driscoll	Centre	Ireland	Leinster	Withdrew due to injury during tour
Jamie Roberts	Centre	Wales	Cardiff Blues	Named the 2009 Lions Player of the Series.
Tom Shanklin	Centre	Wales	Cardiff Blues	Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury
Tommy Bowe	Wing	Ireland	Ospreys
Luke Fitzgerald	Wing	Ireland	Leinster
Leigh Halfpenny	Wing	Wales	Cardiff Blues	Originally selected; joined tour late due to injury; replaced by James Hook; withdrew due to recurrent injury
Ugo Monye	Wing	England	Harlequins
Shane Williams	Wing	Wales	Ospreys
Lee Byrne	Fullback	Wales	Ospreys	Withdrew during tour due to injury
Rob Kearney	Fullback	Ireland	Leinster

Lions management

23 backroom staff were appointed by the Lions, slightly down from the 26 on the 2005 tour to New Zealand. The Lions reverted to having only one management structure, rather than a separate team for the midweek side. The tour manager was former Wales and Lions player Gerald Davies.^[32]

Coaches

Name	Role	Home union	Nationality
Ian McGeechan	Head Coach^[32]	Scotland	Scotland
Warren Gatland	Forwards Coach^[32]	Wales	New Zealand
Graham Rowntree	Scrummaging Coach^[32]	England	England
Rob Howley	Attack Coach^[32]	Wales	Wales
Shaun Edwards	Defence Coach^[32]	Wales	England
Neil Jenkins	Kicking Coach	Wales	Wales

Statistics

Key

Con: Conversions
Pen: Penalties
DG: Drop goals

Name	Home union	Team	Non-Test					Test					Overall
Name	Home union	Team	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Total	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Total	Tries	Con	Pen	DG	Total
Stephen Jones	Wales	British and Irish Lions	0	7	4	0	26	0	6	8	1	39	0	13	12	1	65
Ronan O'Gara	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	1	10	8	0	49	–	–	–	–	–	1	10	8	0	49
James Hook	Wales	British and Irish Lions	1	6	6	0	35	–	–	–	–	–	1	6	5	0	35
Ugo Monye	England	British and Irish Lions	4	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	25
Tommy Bowe	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	4	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	20
Morné Steyn	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	0	2	5	0	19	0	2	5	0	19
Willem de Waal	South Africa	Western Province Emerging Springboks	0	1	4	1	17	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	4	1	17
Tom Croft	England	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	10	3	0	0	0	15
Ruan Pienaar	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	0	2	3	0	13	0	2	3	0	13
Lee Byrne	Wales	British and Irish Lions	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10
Danwel Demas	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs Emerging Springboks	2	0	0	0	10	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	0	0	10
Keith Earls	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	2	0	0	0	10	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	0	0	10
Stephen Ferris	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	2	0	0	0	10	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	0	0	10
Mike Phillips	Wales	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	10
Jamie Roberts	Wales	British and Irish Lions	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10
Shane Williams	Wales	British and Irish Lions	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	10
Naas Olivier	South Africa	Royal XV	0	1	2	0	8	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	2	0	8
Joe Pietersen	South Africa	Western Province	1	0	0	1	8	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	1	8
Jacques-Louis Potgieter	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs	0	2	1	0	7	–	–	–	–	–	0	2	1	0	7
Earl Rose	South Africa	Emerging Springboks	0	0	2	0	6	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	2	0	6
François Steyn	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	2	0	6
Ryno Barnes	South Africa	Royal XV	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Heinrich Brüssow	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
Wian du Preez	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Luke Fitzgerald	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Jaque Fourie	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
Mike Frolick	South Africa	Golden Lions	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Bryan Habana	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
Jamie Heaslip	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Alun Wyn Jones	Wales	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Rob Kearney	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
Wilhelm Koch	South Africa	Royal XV	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Mpho Mbiyozo	South Africa	Southern Kings	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Lee Mears	England	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Brian O'Driscoll	Ireland	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
JP Pietersen	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
André Pretorius	South Africa	Golden Lions	0	1	1	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	1	0	5
Bees Roux	South Africa	Royal XV	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
John Smit	South Africa	South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	5
Corné Uys	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs	1	0	0	0	5	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0	0	5
Martyn Williams	Wales	British and Irish Lions	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Rory Kockott	South Africa	Sharks	0	0	1	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	1	0	3
Jaco van der Westhuyzen	South Africa	Southern Kings	0	0	1	0	3	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	1	0	3
Louis Strydom	South Africa	Free State Cheetahs	0	1	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	0	0	2
Riaan Viljoen	South Africa	Royal XV	0	1	0	0	2	–	–	–	–	–	0	1	0	0	2

Preceded by 2005 Tour to New Zealand	Tour to South Africa 2009	Succeeded by 2013 Tour to Australia

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External links

2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa at ESPN

British and Irish Lions tours

Australia	1888 1899 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1989 2001 2013

New Zealand	1888 ------ 1904 1908 1930 1950 1959 1966 1971 1977 1983 1993 2005 2017

South Africa	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009

Argentina	1910 1927 1936

Non-Tour and Home matches	1955 (vs Wales XV) 1977 (vs Barbarians) 1986 (vs The Rest) 1989 (vs France) 2005 (vs Argentina) 2013 (vs Barbarians)

Rugby union schedule for 2009
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup		Mid-Year Tests				H. Cup	End of year Int'ls	H. Cup
				British & Irish Lions Tour
English Premiership								English Premiership
Celtic League								Celtic League
Top 14							Top 14
Top League							Top League
			Shute Shield
						Currie Cup
Sevens											Sevens
		World Cup Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	Air New Zealand Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations

Rugby union tours of South Africa

British and Irish Lions	1891 1896 1903 1910 1924 1938 1955 1962 1968 1974 1980 1997 2009

New Zealand	1928 1949 1960 1970 1976 1992 1996

Australia	1933 1953 1961 1963 1969 1992

Argentina	1965 (no test) 1971 (no test) 1994 2002 2003

England	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012

France	1958 1964 1967 1971 1975 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006

Ireland	1961 1981 1998 2004 2016

Italy	1973 (no test) 1999 2001 2008

Scotland	1999 (no test) 2003 2006

Wales	1964 1995 1998 2002 2004 2008 2014

Fiji	1996

Samoa	2003 (no test) 2007

Tonga	1997

Various selections	1978 (American Cougars) 1980 (S.A.Jaguars) 1982 (S.A.Jaguars) 1985 (Cavaliers) 1987 (South Sea Barbarians) 1989 (World XV)

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