10/3/2023 0 Comments Sa vs british lions score![]() ![]() Interestingly, for Lions rugby history buffs, the closing provincial club fixture in Port Elizabeth was only finalised in January 2009 when SARU were able to confirm that they had received permission from the South African government to hold the match on the Youth Day national holiday on 16th of June. This was game would mark the debut of the Southern Kings at international level, a rugby franchise created in the Southern and Eastern Cape, as a result of the Southern Spears going out of business. The tour schedule was subsequently published jointly by the Lions and the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in April 2008. Gerald Davies was appointed tour manager and Ian McGeechan as head coach, with Munster captain and Ireland lock, Paul O'Connell named captain of the squad. He also went on to say that the total Lions squad would be smaller than in 2005 with both fewer players and support staff travelling to South Africa. History behind the Lions 2009 South Africa tourįollowing confirmation of the tour by the South African Rugby Union in September 2007, Lions chief executive John Feehan announced in the November that there would be no Test match played on home soil prior to departure, as had been the case with New Zealand in 2005. Exhibiting nerves of steel, Morné Steyn set about his build up as if this was a club match, trotted forward, made perfect contact with the boot and sent a monster of a kick sailing through the uprights to win the match 28–25. The clock ticked down, two minutes into injury time, and with a draw looking inevitable the referee awarded the Springboks a penalty 52 metres out. Two minutes after that, Stephen Jones took cool and clinical advantage of a penalty decision to tie the sides on 25 points apiece with only a couple of minutes left. It was at that point when the tourists suddenly went 25–22 behind, and the game turned into a thriller. Nevertheless, it was the second test that shone through as the highlight of the series, which incidentally the Lions had led until the 76th minute. Finally the tables turned in the third Test which the Lions won 28–9. The Test series results were tight in the first two games, with South African taking the honours beating the Lions 26–21 in the first Test, and then 28–25 in the second Test. ![]() In terms of results, The Lions won all six provincial matches and drew with the Emerging Springboks, 13–13, an excellent result for South Africa’s stars in waiting. They also took on six provincial teams, along with a game against South Africa's A team, the Emerging Springboks. The last tour to South Africa ran from May to July 2009, including a three-match Test series in which the British and Irish Lions played their hosts in Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. Meant in the most sporting manner you understand and by the way might I remind you tickets and hotel packages will go on sale soon. If you happen to have been a fan of the Lions for three quarters of your lifespan as I have, the return of the British and Irish Lions to South Africa has all the hallmarks of a revenge tour. ![]()
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