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		<title>Highlights from 2009</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We thought you would all enjoy the following compilation of highlights from the 2009 British &#38; Irish Lions Tour to South Africa.

The character and attitude shown by the 2009 squad has reignited the flame of the Lions and we now look forward to the tour to Australia in 2013.
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		<title>2005 tour to New Zealand</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand, saw the red shirt carry sponsors Zurich Financial Services on the torso and has shown that even in the professional era there is a place for the Lions, as an estimated 30,000 fans travelled down under. The tour left with high expectations managed by former England international Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2001 to Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2001 the Lions toured to Australia, the side was sponsored by the cable company NTL and their logo was on the torsos of the usual red shirt. Times had changed as this tour saw the Lions coached by a New Zealander Graham Henry, who was the coach of Wales. Captain Martin Johnson, became the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1997 tour to South Africa first in the professional era</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1997 tour to South Africa was the first in the professional era and Scottish Provident was the main sponsor with their logo on the red shirt. This was the tour that cemented the name of  coach Ian McGeechan as a top coach. The team was led by Martin Johnson and no one expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1993  to New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1993 Lions tour to New Zealand was the last tour before the game went fully professional. The team was captained by Gavin Hastings, coached for the second time by Ian McGeechan and managed by Geoff Cooke, the Lions looked to have an even chance when they set off for the southern hemisphere. However they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1989 Tour to Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1989 Tour to Australia was a first for the Lions as all previous trips down under had included New Zealand in the itinerary. The schedule had also been trimmed further, to just 12 matches, and Australia had been deemed worthy of hosting an entire tour for the first time in exactly 90 years. Another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1983 New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1983 tour to New Zealand captained by Ireland’s Triple Crown winner Ciaran Fitzgerald, coached by Jim Telfer and managed by Willie John McBride suffered from some strange selections and an itinerary of frightening intensity plus the usual long line of casualties. Roy Laidlaw, taking over at scrum-half after the loss of first Terry Holmes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1980 South Africa apartheid tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1980 tour to South Africa was always going to be a tough call as it went without the support of the Government and was opposed by various factions against apartheid. The tour was approved however by the Home Unions. This tour was the first of the short tours playing just 18 games over 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1977 to New Zealand plus Fiji</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1977 tour returned to New Zealand with high hopes of emulating the feats of 1971. Led by the great Phil Bennett, coached by 1971 captain John Dawes and managed by the respected Scot George Burrell, the Lions had the talent to repeat their predecessors’ success. However, a combination of factors condemned them to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1974 toured South Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 1974 British Lions toured South Africa and carried on from the 71 tour to New Zealand with another series win.The Lions won 21 of their 22 matches and drew the other. After winning the first three test matches, the Lions drew the final test to preserve their unbeaten record. The side was captained by [...]]]></description>
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