2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa

      2009 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa
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      The 2009 Lions tour logo
      Date 30 May  – 4 July
      Coach(es) Scotland Ian McGeechan
      Tour captain(s) Ireland Paul O'Connell
      Tour statistics
      Champions  South Africa (2-1)
      Top test point scorer(s) Wales Stephen Jones (39)
      Top point scorer(s) Ireland Ronan O'Gara (49)
      Top test try scorer(s) England Tom Croft (2)
      Wales Shane Williams (2)
      Top try scorer(s) England Ugo Monye (5)

      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, Morne Steyn scored a 52-metre penalty kick, to win the match at 28–25.

      The tour started with games against six provincial teams, the Lions winning all six. The Lions also played one game 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 June and 28 June, using many of the same stadia. The tour followed the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and precedes 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 in the 2009 tour.[9]

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      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 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/management fined accordingly.

      Third Test

      The Lions won third Test on 4 July 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]

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      Results

      All times are local (UTC+2)
      30 May 2009
      15:00      		 Royal XV 25 – 37 British and Irish Lions Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
      Attendance: 12,352[28]
      Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)[29]
      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'
      3 June 2009
      19:10      		 Golden Lions 10 – 74 British and Irish Lions Coca Cola Park, Johannesburg
      Attendance: 22,218[28]
      Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)[29]
      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'
      6 June 2009
      15:00      		 Free State Cheetahs 24 – 26 British and Irish Lions Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
      Attendance: 23,710[28]
      Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[29]
      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'
      10 June 2009
      19:10      		 Natal Sharks 3 – 39 British and Irish Lions ABSA Stadium, Durban
      Attendance: 21,530[28]
      Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)[29]
      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'
      13 June 2009
      15:00      		 Western Province 23 – 26 British and Irish Lions Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
      Attendance: 34,176[28]
      Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)[29]
      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'
      16 June 2009
      15:00      		 Southern Kings 8 – 20 British and Irish Lions Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
      Attendance: 35,883[28]
      Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)[29]
      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'
      First Test
      20 June 2009
      15:00      		 South Africa  26 – 21 British and Irish Lions ABSA Stadium, Durban
      Attendance: 47,813[28]
      Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)[29]
      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)
      South Africa
      FB 15 François Steyn
      RW 14 JP Pietersen
      OC 13 Adrian Jacobs Substituted off 74'
      IC 12 Jean de Villiers Substituted off 57'
      LW 11 Bryan Habana
      FH 10 Ruan Pienaar Sent to blood bin64' to 74'
      SH 9 Fourie du Preez Substituted off 69'
      LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 64'
      HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
      TP 3 John Smit (c) Sent to blood bin64' to 76'
      LL 4 Bakkies Botha Substituted off 57'
      RL 5 Victor Matfield
      OF 6 Heinrich Brüssow Substituted off 51'
      BF 7 Juan Smith
      N8 8 Pierre Spies
      Substitutes:
      PR 16 Gurthro Steenkamp Substituted in 64'
      PR 17 Deon Carstens Substituted in 64' Substituted off 76'
      LK 18 Andries Bekker Substituted in 57'
      N8 19 Danie Rossouw Substituted in 51'
      SH 20 Ricky Januarie Substituted in 69'
      CE 21 Jaque Fourie Substituted in 57'
      FH 22 Morné Steyn Substituted in 64'
      Coach:
      South Africa Peter de Villiers
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      British and Irish Lions
      FB 15 Wales Lee Byrne Substituted off 37'
      RW 14 Ireland Tommy Bowe
      OC 13 Ireland Brian O'Driscoll
      IC 12 Wales Jamie Roberts
      LW 11 England Ugo Monye
      FH 10 Wales Stephen Jones
      SH 9 Wales Mike Phillips
      LP 1 Wales Gethin Jenkins
      HK 2 England Lee Mears Substituted off 49'
      TP 3 England Phil Vickery Substituted off 44'
      LL 4 Wales Alun Wyn Jones Substituted off 69'
      RL 5 Ireland Paul O'Connell (c)
      BF 6 England Tom Croft
      OF 7 Ireland David Wallace Substituted off 66'
      N8 8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip
      Substitutes:
      HK 16 Wales Matthew Rees Substituted in 49'
      PR 17 Wales Adam Jones Substituted in 44'
      LK 18 Ireland Donncha O'Callaghan Substituted in 69'
      FL 19 Wales Martyn Williams Substituted in 66'
      SH 20 England Harry Ellis
      FH 21 Ireland Ronan O'Gara
      FB 22 Ireland Rob Kearney Substituted in 37'
      Coach:
      Scotland 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 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
      Attendance: 39,418[28]
      Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)[29]
      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'
      Second Test
      27 June 2009
      15:00      		 South Africa  28 – 25 British and Irish Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
      Attendance: 52,511[28]
      Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)[29]
      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'
      South Africa
      FB 15 François Steyn
      RW 14 JP Pietersen
      OC 13 Adrian Jacobs
      IC 12 Jean de Villiers Substituted off 56'
      LW 11 Bryan Habana
      FH 10 Ruan Pienaar Substituted off 61'
      SH 9 Fourie du Preez
      LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira
      HK 2 Bismarck du Plessis
      TP 3 John Smit (c)
      LL 4 Bakkies Botha Substituted off 59'
      RL 5 Victor Matfield
      OF 6 Schalk Burger Temporarily suspended from 1' to 11'1' to 11'
      BF 7 Juan Smith Substituted off 59'
      N8 8 Pierre Spies
      Substitutes:
      HK 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle
      PR 17 Deon Carstens
      LK 18 Andries Bekker Substituted in 59'
      N8 19 Danie Rossouw Substituted in 59' Substituted off 61'
      FL 20 Heinrich Brüssow Substituted in 61'
      CE 21 Jaque Fourie Substituted in 56'
      FH 22 Morné Steyn Substituted in 61'
      Coach:
      South Africa Peter de Villiers
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      British and Irish Lions
      FB 15 Ireland Rob Kearney
      RW 14 Ireland Tommy Bowe
      OC 13 Ireland Brian O'Driscoll Substituted off 65'
      IC 12 Wales Jamie Roberts Substituted off 67'
      LW 11 Ireland Luke Fitzgerald
      FH 10 Wales Stephen Jones
      SH 9 Wales Mike Phillips
      LP 1 Wales Gethin Jenkins Sent to blood bin23' to 31' Substituted off 45'
      HK 2 Wales Matthew Rees
      TP 3 Wales Adam Jones Substituted off 45'
      LL 4 England Simon Shaw
      RL 5 Ireland Paul O'Connell (c)
      BF 6 England Tom Croft
      OF 7 IrelandDavid Wallace Substituted off 68'
      N8 8 IrelandJamie Heaslip
      Substitutes:
      HK 16 Scotland Ross Ford
      PR 17 England Andrew Sheridan Substituted in 23' Substituted off 31' Substituted in 45'
      LK 18 Wales Alun Wyn Jones Substituted in 45'
      FL 19 Wales Martyn Williams Substituted in 68'
      SH 20 England Harry Ellis
      FH 21 Ireland Ronan O'Gara Substituted in 67'
      WG 22 Wales Shane Williams Substituted in 65'
      Coach:
      Scotland 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 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
      Attendance: 58,318
      Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)[29]
      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'
      South Africa
      FB 15 Zane Kirchner Substituted off 57'
      RW 14 Odwa Ndungane
      OC 13 Jaque Fourie Sent to blood bin23' to 24'
      IC 12 Wynand Olivier
      LW 11 Jongi Nokwe Substituted off 64'
      FH 10 Morné Steyn
      SH 9 Fourie du Preez Substituted off 41'
      LP 1 Tendai Mtawarira Substituted off 72'
      HK 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle Substituted off 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 Substituted in 41'
      PR 17 Gurthro Steenkamp Substituted in 72'
      PR 18 Deon Carstens
      LK 19 Steven Sykes
      N8 20 Pierre Spies Substituted in 64'
      FH 21 Ruan Pienaar Substituted in 41'
      FB 22 François Steyn Substituted in 23' Substituted off 24' Substituted in 57'
      Coach:
      South Africa Peter de Villiers
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      British and Irish Lions
      FB 15 Ireland Rob Kearney
      RW 14 England Ugo Monye
      OC 13 Ireland Tommy Bowe
      IC 12 England Riki Flutey Substituted off 55'
      LW 11 Wales Shane Williams
      FH 10 Wales Stephen Jones
      SH 9 Wales Mike Phillips
      LP 1 England Andrew Sheridan
      HK 2 Wales Matthew Rees Substituted off 37'
      TP 3 England Phil Vickery Substituted off 55'
      LL 4 England Simon Shaw Temporarily suspended from 37' to 47'37' to 47' Substituted off 69'
      RL 5 Ireland Paul O'Connell (c)
      BF 6 England Joe Worsley Sent to blood bin31' to 34' Substituted off 66'
      OF 7 Wales Martyn Williams Substituted off 76'
      N8 8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip
      Substitutes:
      HK 16 Scotland Ross Ford Substituted in 37'
      PR 17 Ireland John Hayes Substituted in 55'
      LK 18 Wales Alun Wyn Jones Substituted in 69'
      FL 19 Ireland David Wallace Substituted in 76'
      FL 20 England Tom Croft Substituted in 31' Substituted off 34' Substituted in 66'
      SH 21 England Harry Ellis Substituted in 55'
      FH 22 Wales James Hook
      Coach:
      Scotland 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
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      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 Ireland Munster Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Ross Ford
      Ross Ford Hooker Scotland Scotland Edinburgh Replacement for Jerry Flannery before tour
      Lee Mears Hooker England England Bath
      Matthew Rees Hooker Wales Wales Scarlets
      John Hayes Prop Ireland Ireland Munster Replacement for Euan Murray during tour
      Gethin Jenkins Prop Wales Wales Cardiff Blues
      Adam Jones Prop Wales Wales Ospreys Withdrew due to injury during tour
      Euan Murray Prop Scotland Scotland Northampton Saints Withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by John Hayes
      Tim Payne Prop England England London Wasps Replacement due to injury to Andrew Sheridan during tour
      Andrew Sheridan Prop England England Sale Sharks
      Phil Vickery Prop England England London Wasps
      Nathan Hines Lock Scotland Scotland Perpignan Suspended for a week for a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks
      Alun Wyn Jones Lock Wales Wales Ospreys
      Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Ireland Munster
      Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Ireland Ireland Munster
      Simon Shaw Lock England England London Wasps
      Tom Croft Flanker England England Leicester Tigers Replacement for Alan Quinlan before tour
      Stephen Ferris Flanker Ireland Ireland Ulster Originally selected; withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by Ryan Jones
      Ryan Jones Flanker Wales Wales Ospreys Replacement for Stephen Ferris; withdrew on arrival in South Africa due to previous injury
      Alan Quinlan Flanker Ireland Ireland Munster Originally selected; suspended before tour; replaced by Tom Croft
      David Wallace Flanker Ireland Ireland Munster
      Martyn Williams Flanker Wales Wales Cardiff Blues
      Joe Worsley Flanker England England London Wasps
      Jamie Heaslip Number eight Ireland Ireland Leinster
      Andy Powell Number eight Wales Wales Cardiff Blues
      Mike Blair Scrum-half Scotland Scotland Edinburgh Replacement for Tomás O'Leary before tour
      Harry Ellis Scrum-half England England Leicester Tigers
      Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Ireland Ireland Munster Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Mike Blair
      Mike Phillips Scrum-half Wales Wales Ospreys
      James Hook Fly-half Wales Wales Ospreys Replacement for Leigh Halfpenny before tour
      Stephen Jones Fly-half Wales Wales Scarlets
      Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Ireland Munster
      Gordon D'Arcy Centre Ireland Ireland Leinster Replacement due to injuries among backs
      Keith Earls Centre Ireland Ireland Munster
      Riki Flutey Centre England England London Wasps
      Brian O'Driscoll Centre Ireland Ireland Leinster Withdrew due to injury during tour
      Jamie Roberts Centre Wales Wales Cardiff Blues Named the 2009 Lions Player of the Series.
      Tom Shanklin Centre Wales Wales Cardiff Blues Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury
      Tommy Bowe Wing Ireland Ireland Ospreys
      Luke Fitzgerald Wing Ireland Ireland Leinster
      Leigh Halfpenny Wing Wales Wales Cardiff Blues Originally selected; joined tour late due to injury; replaced by James Hook; withdrew due to recurrent injury
      Ugo Monye Wing England England Harlequins
      Shane Williams Wing Wales Wales Ospreys
      Lee Byrne Fullback Wales Wales Ospreys Withdrew during tour due to injury
      Rob Kearney Fullback Ireland Ireland Leinster
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      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 Scotland Scotland
      Warren Gatland Forwards Coach[32] Wales Wales New Zealand New Zealand
      Graham Rowntree Scrummaging Coach[32] England England England England
      Rob Howley Attack Coach[32] Wales Wales Wales Wales
      Shaun Edwards Defence Coach[32] Wales Wales England England
      Neil Jenkins Kicking Coach Wales Wales Wales Wales
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      Statistics

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      Key

      • Con: Conversions
      • Pen: Penalties
      • DG: Drop goals
      Name Home union Team Non-Test Test Overall
      Tries Con Pen DG Total Tries Con Pen DG Total Tries Con Pen DG Total
      Stephen Jones Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 0 7 4 0 26 0 6 8 1 39 0 13 12 1 65
      Ronan O'Gara Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 1 10 8 0 49 – – – – – 1 10 8 0 49
      James Hook Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 1 6 6 0 35 – – – – – 1 6 5 0 35
      Ugo Monye England England British and Irish Lions 4 0 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 25
      Tommy Bowe Ireland 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  South Africa – – – – – 0 2 5 0 19 0 2 5 0 19
      Willem de Waal South Africa South Africa Western Province
      Emerging Springboks      		 0 1 4 1 17 – – – – – 0 1 4 1 17
      Tom Croft England 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  South Africa – – – – – 0 2 3 0 13 0 2 3 0 13
      Lee Byrne Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10
      Danwel Demas South Africa South Africa Free State Cheetahs
      Emerging Springboks      		 2 0 0 0 10 – – – – – 2 0 0 0 10
      Keith Earls Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 2 0 0 0 10 – – – – – 2 0 0 0 10
      Stephen Ferris Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 2 0 0 0 10 – – – – – 2 0 0 0 10
      Mike Phillips Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 10
      Jamie Roberts Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10
      Shane Williams Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 10
      Naas Olivier South Africa South Africa Royal XV 0 1 2 0 8 – – – – – 0 1 2 0 8
      Joe Pietersen South Africa South Africa Western Province 1 0 0 1 8 – – – – – 1 0 0 1 8
      Jacques-Louis Potgieter South Africa South Africa Free State Cheetahs 0 2 1 0 7 – – – – – 0 2 1 0 7
      Earl Rose South Africa South Africa Emerging Springboks 0 0 2 0 6 – – – – – 0 0 2 0 6
      François Steyn South Africa South Africa  South Africa – – – – – 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 2 0 6
      Ryno Barnes South Africa South Africa Royal XV 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Heinrich Brussow South Africa South Africa  South Africa – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5
      Wian du Preez South Africa South Africa Free State Cheetahs 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Luke Fitzgerald Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Jaque Fourie South Africa South Africa  South Africa – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5
      Mike Frolick South Africa South Africa Golden Lions 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Bryan Habana South Africa South Africa  South Africa – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5
      Jamie Heaslip Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
      Alun Wyn Jones Wales Wales British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
      Rob Kearney Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5
      Wilhelm Koch South Africa South Africa Royal XV 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Mpho Mbiyozo South Africa South Africa Southern Kings 1 0 0 0 5 – – – – – 1 0 0 0 5
      Lee Mears England England British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
      Brian O'Driscoll Ireland Ireland British and Irish Lions 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
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      References

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      2. ^ Davies named 2009 Lions manager, BBC website 20 November 2007
      3. ^ McGeechan given Lions coach role, BBC website 14 May 2008
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