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British Lions Tour 2009

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Worldwide Sports Travel are delighted to announce the British Lions tour of South Africa 2009.

The first official tour by the British Isles Rugby Union Team, selected by a committee from all four Home Unions, was to South Africa in 1910. But the idea was not a new one, as combined British & Irish teams had been heading for the southern hemisphere since 1888.

The first tour was a commercial venture made without official backing, but the six subsequent visits that took place prior to 1910 enjoyed a growing degree of support from the authorities, although only one of these included representatives of all four nations.

The Lions name was coined during the inter-war period, when the emblem on the players' jersey and lapel badges gave them their alternative title.

The 1950s proved a golden age for Lions rugby, although it was not until the 1970s that style was matched with the substance of victory in New Zealand and South Africa.

Many observers questioned whether the Lions had a future in the age of professionalism and the Rugby World Cup. But the tours of 1997, 2001 and 2005 proved among the most popular of all, and 2009 promises to be an even bigger event again. Dont miss your chance to see The British Lions in action.

Worldwide Sports Travel are delighted to be able to offer a Hotel & Ticket package for the Lions Tour 2009.

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