Tour Fixtures & Results
By Admin
March 16 2009
Lions Tour 2009 South Africa - Tour Dates. The Lions have toured South Africa on 12 previous occasions, with the first tour to this country taking place in 1891. That historic tour included Test matches at Port Elizabeth, Kimberley and Cape Town. Since 1891 the Lions have won 16 Tests against the Springboks and lost 21, while seven tests were drawn.
March 16 2009
Lions Tour 2009 South Africa - Tour Dates. The Lions have toured South Africa on 12 previous occasions, with the first tour to this country taking place in 1891. That historic tour included Test matches at Port Elizabeth, Kimberley and Cape Town. Since 1891 the Lions have won 16 Tests against the Springboks and lost 21, while seven tests were drawn.
British & Irish Lions Tour Dates South Africa 2009
The first Test will take place on the 20th June in Durban. The tour schedule includes six weekend fixtures and four midweek matches. There will also be a match scheduled between the first and second Tests against the Emerging Springboks on 23 June 2009. The Lions will play matches in seven cities over a period of six weeks, commencing with a game against the Highveld XV in Rustenburg on Saturday, 30 May.
British & Irish Lions chairman Andy Irvine
British & Irish Lions chairman Andy Irvine said: "We are looking forward to touring such a wonderful country and playing the World champions on their own turf. "The tour itself promises be full of challenges in a country where rugby is a real passion but I am confident that the 2009 Lions will acquit themselves well.
"Lions tours are unique events and as such extremely popular. We are expecting tens of thousands of Lions fans to travel to South Africa in 2009 and are certain that every one of them will come back with amazing memories."
British & Irish Lions Tour Tickets Available from - www.viagogo.co.uk
DATE | FIXTURES | TIME | VENUE |
Sat 30/5/09 | Highveld XV 25 v 37 Lions | 1500 | Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Rustenburg |
Wed 03/6/09 | Golden Lions 10 - 74 Lions | 1910 | Coca-Cola Park (Formerly Ellis Park) Johannesburg25 |
Sat 06/6/09 | Cheetahs 24 v 26Lions | 1500 | Vodacom Park Bloemfontein |
Wed 10/6/09 | Sharks 3 v 39 Lions | 1910 | The ABSA Stadium Durban |
Sat 13/6/09 | West.,Province 23 v 26 Lions | 1500 | Newlands Cape Town |
Tue 16/6/09 | Southern Kings 8 v 20 Lions | 1500 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Sat 20/06/09 | FIRST TEST South Africa 26 v 21 Lions | 1500 | The ABSA Stadium Durban |
Tue 23/6/09 | Emerging Boks 13 v 13 Lions | 1910 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Sat 27/6/09 | SECOND TEST South Africa 28 v 25 Lions | 1500 | Loftus Versfeld Pretoria |
Sat 04/7/09 | THIRD TEST South Africa 9 v 28 Lions | 1500 | Coca-Cola Park (Formerly Ellis Park) Johannesburg |
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