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Lions coach Ian McGeechan has announced a 37-man squad for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa.
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2009 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS SQUAD:
Full-Backs:
Lee Byrne (Wales)
Rob Kearney (Ireland)
Wingers:
Shane Williams (Wales)
Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
Ugo Moyne (England)
Luke Fitzgerald (Ireland)
Tommy Bowe (Ireland)
Centres:
Tom Shanklin (Wales)
Jamie Roberts (Wales)
Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
Keith Earls (Ireland)
Riki Flutey (England)
Out-Halves:
Ronan O'Gara (Ireland)
Stephen Jones (Wales)
Scrum Halves:
Mike Phillips (Wales)
Harry Ellis (England)
Tomas O'Leary (Ireland)
Number 8s:
Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
Andy Powell (Wales)
Flankers:
David Wallace (Ireland)
Stephen Ferris (Ireland)
Alan Quinlan (Ireland)
Joe Worsley (England)
Martyn Williams (Wales)
Locks:
Alun Wyn Jones (Wales)
Paul O'Connell (Ireland) (capt)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Ireland)
Simon Shaw (England)
Nathan Hines (Scotland)
Props:
Gethin Jenkins (Wales)
Adam Jones (Wales)
Andrew Sheridan (England)
Phil Vickery (England)
Euan Murray (Scotland)
Hookers:
Jerry Flannery (Ireland)
Lee Mears (England)
Matthew Rees (Wales)
2009 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR FIXTURES:
May 30: v Highveld XV, Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg
June 3: v Golden Lions, Ellis Park, Johannesburg
June 6: v Cheetahs, Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
June 10: v Sharks, ABSA Park, Durban
June 13: v Western Province, Newlands, Cape Town
June 16: v Coastal XV, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
June 20: v South Africa (first Test), ABSA Park, Durban
June 23: v Emerging Springboks, Newlands, Cape Town
June 27: v South Africa (second Test), Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
July 4: v South Africa (third Test), Ellis Park, Johannesburg