Airline Tickets To Texas - British and Irish Lions - Tour to South Africa 2009

Rugby fans worldwide are going crazy with anticipation of the much awaited clash between the two rugby giants, pretoria and Johannesburg, with three test matches and seven provincial games to be played in Durban. May to July 2009, the British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa is happening just around the corner!

With the Springboks crushing the Lions, whilst the opposite happened in 1968, not loosing any test matches and clinching the series; the Lions had the upper hand, in 1974. Although the Lions thrashed them 14 - 0 with the non-test games, the Springboks managed a 3 - 1 defeat over the Lions with the test matches, in 1980. Winning two out of three tests and losing only two games, where the British Lions managed a near whitewash, the most recent tour was over a decade ago (1997). Let's have a quick recap of the previous encounters between the British Lions and the South African Springboks over the past four decades.

And the tour manager Gerald Davies are confident of a Lions victory, ian McGeechan "Geech" a rugby legend himself having played with the Lions twice in the 1970's and captained the Scottish team nine times; the tour head coach! Springboks who have the advantage of playing on their homeground, will the mighty British Lions be able to ward off the current rugby world cup champs? What will happen this time around, so?

There is something for everyone to enjoy, rugby balls and pin badges available, ties, scarves, jackets, tracksuits, hats, with lots of choices such as replica kits. The British and Irish Lions 2009 clothing line has been released with rugby T-shirts and polo shirts available in various sizes and colours for everyone - including ladies and kids! There is much to look forward to - with amazing package deals and numerous prize trips to be won to travel to South Africa and witness the action live, for fans!

You may want to wear the shirts in support for the occasion or keep the merchandise to remember the much awaited encounter, or will be following the matches on your telly at home, whether you plan on flying to South Africa to watch the matches live.

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