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Brian O’Driscoll to Captain British & Irish Lions Against Golden Lions

British & Irish Lions Tour Manager, Gerald Davies, today announced the Lions team for the second match of the 2009 tour of South Africa. The selected team will play the Golden Lions on Wednesday afternoon, kicking off at 3pm local time, in Johannesburg and will be led by Irish captain Brian O’Driscoll. Davies said, “The [...]

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:05:11 | Posted in British & Irish Lions,Lions Tour 2009,Rugby Union,Sport | Read More »

O’Connell to Captain British & Irish Lions in Opening Game

The manager of the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa, Gerald Davies, has this morning announced the Lions team for the first Tour match of 2009.

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:58:37 | Posted in British & Irish Lions,Lions Tour 2009,Picture Gallery,Rugby Union,Sport | Read More »

Jerry Flannery Ruled out of British & Irish Lions Tour 2009

British and Irish Lions management have confirmed tonight that Jerry Flannery, the Ireland and Muster hooker, is officially ruled out of the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, which begins this month, following an elbow ligament injury. The news comes the same day as his Munster and Ireland teammate, Alan Quinlan, received [...]

Wed, 20 May 2009 23:11:12 | Posted in British & Irish Lions,Lions Tour 2009,Picture Gallery,Rugby Union,Sport | Read More »