| Rugby Union Tours of South Africa: 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, 1896 British Lions Tour to South Africa Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Books, LLC (Created by) |
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ISBN: 115558550X ISBN-13: 9781155585505 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.22 lbs) 46 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1896 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1903 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1928 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, 1933 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia, 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1949 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, 1955 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1961 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1964 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1964 Wales rugby union tour, 1967 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1971 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1972 England rugby union tour of South Africa, 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1975 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1976 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1980 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1981 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, 1984 England rugby union tour of South Africa, 1992 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and South Africa, 1993 France rugby union tour of South Africa, 1994 England rugby union tour of South Africa, 1996 New Zealand rugby union tour of South Africa, 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa, 1998 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa, 2001 France rugby union tour of South Africa and New Zealand, 2004 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa, 2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia, 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa, New Zealand Cavaliers, South American Jaguars. Excerpt: 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 52m 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. 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. The tour manager was Gerald Davies, the head coach was Ian McGeechan, and the captain of the squad was Munster captain and Ireland lock, Paul O'Connell. The tour schedule was announced by the Lions and the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on 10 April 2008. The final fixture confirmed was the game in Port Elizabeth; on 22 January 2009, SARU announced... |
