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Sport: The 2009 British & Irish Lions squad

British Lions: Lee Byrne
Name Lee Byrne Age 28 Nationality Welsh Position Full-back International caps 27 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 3" Weight 15st Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
British Lions: Rob Kearney
Name Rob Kearney Age 23 Nationality Irish Position Full Back International caps 16 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 1" Weight 14st Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images
British Lions: Shane Williams
Name Shane Williams Age 32 Nationality Welsh Position Wing International caps 66 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 1 Height 5' 8" Weight 12st Photograph: Tom Hevezi/AP
British Lions: Leigh Halfpenny
Name Leigh Halfpenny Age 20 Nationality Welsh Position Wing International caps 6 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 3" Weight 13st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Ugo Monye
Name Ugo Monye Age 26 Nationality English Position Wing International caps 6 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 1" Weight 13st Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics
British Lions: Luke Fitzgerald
Name Luke Fitzgerald Age 21 Nationality Irish Position Wing International caps 12 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 1" Weight 14st Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
British Lions: Tommy Bowe
Name Tommy Bowe Age 25 Nationality Irish Position Wing International caps 23 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 3" Weight 15st Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images
British Lions: Tom Shanklin
Name Tom Shanklin Age 29 Nationality Welsh Position Centre International caps 63 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 2" Weight 14st Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
British Lions: Jamie Roberts
Name Jamie Roberts Age 22 Nationality Welsh Position Centre International caps 12 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 4" Weight 16st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Brian O'Driscoll
Name Brian O'Driscoll Age 30 Nationality Irish Position Centre International caps 97 Lions tours 2 Lions Tests played 4 Height 5' 9" Weight 14st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Keith Earls
Name Keith Earls Age 21 Nationality Irish Position Centre/full-back International caps 2 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 11" Weight 14st Photograph: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
British Lions: Riki Flutey
Name Riki Flutey Age 29 Nationality English Position Centre International caps 9 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 10" Weight 14st Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto
British Lions: Ronan O'Gara
Name Ronan O'Gara Age 32 Nationality Irish Position Fly-half International caps 93 Lions tours 2 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 0" Weight 13st Photograph: Paul Thomas/AP
British Lions: Stephen Jones
Name Stephen Jones Age 31 Nationality Welsh Position Fly-half International caps 83 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 2 Height 6' 0" Weight 14st Photograph: David Moir/Reuters
British Lions: Mike Phillips
Name Mike Phillips Age 26 Nationality Welsh Position Scrum-half International caps 38 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 3" Weight 15st Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
British Lions: Harry Ellis
Name Harry Ellis Age 26 Nationality English Position Scrum-half International caps 27 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 10" Weight 13st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Tomas O'Leary
Name Tomas O'Leary Age 25 Nationality Irish Position Scrum-half International caps 8 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 11" Weight 13st Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
British Lions: Jamie Heaslip
Name Jamie Heaslip Age 25 Nationality Irish Position No8 International caps 18 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 4" Weight 17st Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA
British Lions: Andy Powell
Name Andy Powell Age 27 Nationality Welsh Position No8 International caps 8 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 4" Weight 17st Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
British Lions: David Wallace
Name David Wallace Age 32 Nationality Irish Position Openside flanker International caps 55 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 2" Weight 16st Photograph: Paul Harding/Action Images
British Lions: Stephen Ferris
Name Stephen Ferris Age 23 Nationality Irish Position Blindside flanker International caps 13 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 4" Weight 18st Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
British Lions: Alan Quinlan
Name Alan Quinlan Age 34 Nationality Irish Position Flanker/back row International caps 27 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 3" Weight 17st Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
British Lions: Joe Worsley
Name Joe Worsley Age 31 Nationality English Position Flanker/back Row International caps 72 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 4" Weight 17st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Martyn Williams
Name Martyn Williams Age 33 Nationality Welsh Position Openside flanker International caps 89 Lions tours 2 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 1" Weight 15st Photograph: Neal Simpson/Empics Sport/PA Photos
British Lions: Alun Wyn Jones
Name Alun Wyn Jones Age 23 Nationality Welsh Position Second Row International caps 31 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 6" Weight 18st Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
British Lions: Paul O'Connell
Name Paul O'Connell (capt) Age 29 Nationality Irish Position Second Row International caps 65 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 3 Height 6' 6" Weight 17st Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
British Lions: Donncha O'Callaghan
Name Donncha O'Callaghan Age 30 Nationality Irish Position Second Row International caps 58 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 2 Height 6' 6" Weight 17st Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
British Lions: Simon Shaw
Name Simon Shaw Age 35 Nationality English Position Second Row International caps 52 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 8" Weight 19st Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images
British Lions: Nathan Hines
Name Nathan Hines Age 32 Nationality Scottish Position Second Row International caps 58 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 6" Weight 18st Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
British Lions: Gethin Jenkins
Name Gethin Jenkins Age 28 Nationality Welsh Position Loosehead/tighthead prop International caps 74 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 3 Height 6' 2" Weight 18st Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images
British Lions: Adam Jones
Name Adam Jones Age 28 Nationality Welsh Position Tighthead prop International caps 56 Lions tours 0 No Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 0" Weight 20st Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
British Lions: Andrew Sheridan
Name Andrew Sheridan Age 29 Nationality English Position Loosehead prop International caps 32 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 5" Weight 18st Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
British Lions: Phil Vickery
Name Phil Vickery Age 33 Nationality English Position Tighthead prop International caps 76 Lions tours 1 Lions Tests played 3 Height 6' 6" Weight 17st Photograph: Tom Jenkins
British Lions: Euan Murray
Name Euan Murray Age 28 Nationality Scottish Position Tighthead prop International caps 28 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 1" Weight 18st Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport/PA Photos
British Lions: Jerry Flannery
Name Jerry Flannery Age 30 Nationality Irish Position Hooker International caps 31 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 11" Weight 16st Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
British Lions: Lee Mears
Name Lee Mears Age 30 Nationality English Position Hooker International caps 34 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 5' 9" Weight 15st Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
British Lions: Matthew Rees
Name Matthew Rees Age 28 Nationality Welsh Position Hooker International caps 30 Lions tours 0 Lions Tests played 0 Height 6' 2" Weight 17st Photograph: Keith Williams/Action Images
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