Backs: Lee Byrne, Rob Kearney, Shane Williams, Leigh Halfpenny, Ugo Monye, Luke Fitzgerald, Tommy Bowe, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Roberts, Brian O'Driscoll, Keith Earls, Riki Flutey, Ronan O'Gara, Stephen Jones, James Hook (injury replacement before start of tour), Mike Phillips, Harry Ellis, Tomas O'Leary (injured before start of tour), Mike Blair (injury replacement before start of tour)
Forwards: Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Andrew Sheridan, Phil Vickery, Euan Murray, John Hayes (injury replacement), Tim Payne (injury replacement), Jerry Flannery (injured before start of tour), Lee Mears, Matthew Rees, Ross Ford (injury replacement before start of tour), Paul O'Connell (capt), Alun Wyn Jones, Donncha O'Callaghan, Nathan Hines, Simon Shaw, David Wallace, Stephen Ferris, Alan Quinlan (banned before start of tour), Joe Worsley, Martyn Williams, Jamie Heaslip, Andy Powell, Tom Croft (replacement before start of tour), Ryan Jones (flew to South Africa as a replacement, but immediately flew home because of an existing head injury)
Management: Ian McGeechan (head coach), Warren Gatland (forwards coach), Rob Howley (backs coach), Shaun Edwards (defence coach), Graham Rowntree (scrum coach), Neil Jenkins (kicking coach)
History of the Lions:Results:
30 May:
Royal XV 25-37 Lions
Match report3 June:
Golden Lions 10-74 Lions
Match report6 June:
Cheetahs 24-26 Lions
Match report10 June:
Sharks 3-39 Lions
Match report13 June:
Western Province 23-26 Lions
Match report16 June:
Southern Kings 8-20 Lions
Match report20 June:
South Africa 26-21 Lions(first Test)
Match report23 June:
Emerging Springboks 13-13 Lions
Match report27 June:
South Africa 28-25 Lions (second Test)
Match report4 July:
South Africa 9-28 Lions(third Test)
Match report
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