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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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

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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]

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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

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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
			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

See also

• List of British and Irish Lions test matches

References

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External links

• 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa at ESPN