Lions Squad
The Lions announced a 37-man squad on 21 April 2009. Before the start of the tour Tomás O'Leary, Tom Shanklin and Jerry Flannery all withdrew because of injuries and Alan Quinlan was suspended. During the tour, Leigh Halfpenny, Stephen Ferris, Euan Murray, Lee Byrne, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Jamie Roberts and Brian O'Driscoll, as well as Ferris' replacement Ryan Jones, were forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. Nathan Hines was suspended for one week because of a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks.
| Player | Position | Home union | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Flannery | Hooker | Ireland | Munster | Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Ross Ford |
| Ross Ford | Hooker | Scotland | Edinburgh | Replacement for Jerry Flannery before tour |
| Lee Mears | Hooker | England | Bath | |
| Matthew Rees | Hooker | Wales | Scarlets | |
| John Hayes | Prop | Ireland | Munster | Replacement for Euan Murray during tour |
| Gethin Jenkins | Prop | Wales | Cardiff Blues | |
| Adam Jones | Prop | Wales | Ospreys | Withdrew due to injury during tour |
| Euan Murray | Prop | Scotland | Northampton Saints | Withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by John Hayes |
| Tim Payne | Prop | England | London Wasps | Replacement due to injury to Andrew Sheridan during tour |
| Andrew Sheridan | Prop | England | Sale Sharks | |
| Phil Vickery | Prop | England | London Wasps | |
| Nathan Hines | Lock | Scotland | Perpignan | Suspended for a week for a dangerous tackle against the Emerging Springboks |
| Alun Wyn Jones | Lock | Wales | Ospreys | |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | Lock | Ireland | Munster | |
| Paul O'Connell (c) | Lock | Ireland | Munster | |
| Simon Shaw | Lock | England | London Wasps | |
| Tom Croft | Flanker | England | Leicester Tigers | Replacement for Alan Quinlan before tour |
| Stephen Ferris | Flanker | Ireland | Ulster | Originally selected; withdrew due to injury during tour; replaced by Ryan Jones |
| Ryan Jones | Flanker | Wales | Ospreys | Replacement for Stephen Ferris; withdrew on arrival in South Africa due to previous injury |
| Alan Quinlan | Flanker | Ireland | Munster | Originally selected; suspended before tour; replaced by Tom Croft |
| David Wallace | Flanker | Ireland | Munster | |
| Martyn Williams | Flanker | Wales | Cardiff Blues | |
| Joe Worsley | Flanker | England | London Wasps | |
| Jamie Heaslip | Number eight | Ireland | Leinster | |
| Andy Powell | Number eight | Wales | Cardiff Blues | |
| Mike Blair | Scrum-half | Scotland | Edinburgh | Replacement for Tomás O'Leary before tour |
| Harry Ellis | Scrum-half | England | Leicester Tigers | |
| Tomás O'Leary | Scrum-half | Ireland | Munster | Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury; replaced by Mike Blair |
| Mike Phillips | Scrum-half | Wales | Ospreys | |
| James Hook | Fly-half | Wales | Ospreys | Replacement for Leigh Halfpenny before tour |
| Stephen Jones | Fly-half | Wales | Scarlets | |
| Ronan O'Gara | Fly-half | Ireland | Munster | |
| Gordon D'Arcy | Centre | Ireland | Leinster | Replacement due to injuries among backs |
| Keith Earls | Centre | Ireland | Munster | |
| Riki Flutey | Centre | England | London Wasps | |
| Brian O'Driscoll | Centre | Ireland | Leinster | Withdrew due to injury during tour |
| Jamie Roberts | Centre | Wales | Cardiff Blues | Named the 2009 Lions Player of the Series. |
| Tom Shanklin | Centre | Wales | Cardiff Blues | Originally selected; withdrew before tour due to injury |
| Tommy Bowe | Wing | Ireland | Ospreys | |
| Luke Fitzgerald | Wing | Ireland | Leinster | |
| Leigh Halfpenny | Wing | Wales | Cardiff Blues | Originally selected; joined tour late due to injury; replaced by James Hook; withdrew due to recurrent injury |
| Ugo Monye | Wing | England | Harlequins | |
| Shane Williams | Wing | Wales | Ospreys | |
| Lee Byrne | Fullback | Wales | Ospreys | Withdrew during tour due to injury |
| Rob Kearney | Fullback | Ireland | Leinster |
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