Official British and Irish Lions Touring Squad For Tour of South Africa 2009
Following on from our last blog article in which we chose our own British and Irish Lions Squad, the official Lions squad for this years tour to South Africa has now been announced as follows:
Backs: Lee Byrne, Rob Kearney, Shane Williams, Lee Halfpenny, Ugo Monye, Luke Fitzgerald, Tommy Bowe, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Roberts, Brian O’Driscoll, Keith Earls, Riki Flutey, Ronan O’Gara, Stephen Jones, Mike Phillips, Harry Ellis, Tomas O’Leary.
Forwards: Jamie Heaslip, Andy Powell, David Wallace, Stephen Ferris, Alan Quinlan, Joe Worsley, Martyn Williams, Alun-Wyn Jones, Paul O’Connell, Donncha O’Callaghan, Simon Shaw, Nathan Hines, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Andrew Sheridan, Phil Vickery, Euan Murray, Jerry Flannery, Lee Mears, Matthew Rees.
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2 Responses to Official British and Irish Lions Touring Squad For Tour of South Africa 2009
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my starting xv:
Backs:
Lee byrne- full back
Tommy Bowe- wing
Luke fitzgerald- wing
Jamie roberts- centre
Brian O’driscol- centre
Stephen Jones- fly half
Harry Ellis- scrum halfForwards:
Jamie heaslip- number 8
Stephen Ferris- flanker
Joe worsely- flanker
Paul O’Connell- lock
Nathan Hines- lock
Gethin Jenkins- prop
Jerry Flannery- hooker
Euan Murray- prop
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My Lions starting XV:
Lee Byrne (WAL) Fullback
Leigh Halfpenny (WAL) Wing
Luke Fitzgerald (IRE) Wing
Riki Flutey (ENG) Centre
Brian O’Driscoll (IRE) Centre
Ronan O’Gara (IRE) Fly half
Mike Phillips (WAL) Scrum half
Andy Powell (WAL) Back row
Martyn Williams (WAL) Back row
Stephen Ferris (IRE) Back row
Alun Wyn Jones (WAL) Second row
Paul O’Connell (IRE) Second row
Andrew Sheridan (ENG) Front row
Phil Vickery (ENG) Front row
Jerry Flannery (IRE) Front row
PS there’s a Lions starting XV prediction comp at http://www.fantastar.com/fantasylions