2009 Lions Tour Schedule & TV Guide
Article Published: Wednesday 10 June 2009
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| Date | Kick off (local time) | Kick off (UK and Ireland) | |
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| Sat May 30 | (3:00pm) | Royal XV, Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | 2:00pm |
| Wed June 3 | (7:10pm) | Golden Lions, Coca Cola Park*, Johannesburg | 6:10pm |
| Sat June 6 | (3:00pm) | Free State Cheetahs, Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein | 2:00pm |
| Wed June 10 | (7:10pm) | Sharks, ABSA Park, Durban | 6:10pm |
| Sat June 13 | (3:00pm) | Western Province, Newlands, Cape Town | 2:00pm |
| Tue June 16 | (3:00pm) | Southern Kings, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 2:00pm |
| Sat June 20 | (3:00pm) | 1st TEST SOUTH AFRICA, ABSA Park, Durban | 2:00pm |
| Tue June 23 | (7:10pm) | Emerging Springboks, Newlands, Cape Town | 6:10pm |
| Sat June 27 | (3:00pm) | 2nd TEST SOUTH AFRICA, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 2:00pm |
| Sat July 4 | (3:00pm) | 3rd TEST SOUTH AFRICA, Coca Cola Park*, Johannesburg | 2:00pm |
* formerly Ellis Park
| UK and Ireland: | All matches will be shown live on Sky Sports and Sky Sports HD as well as Sky Player, their online media player. S4C also has exclusive terrestrial highlights of every game on the tour. These are all extensive highlights shown within hours of the final whistle. S4C is available throughout England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Sky 134 and Freesat 120 and on every platform in Wales. |
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| South Africa: | All matches will be shown on Supersport |
| Australia: | All matches will be shown on Foxtel |
| New Zealand: | All matches will be shown on Sky Sports NZ |
| USA and Canada: | Setanta Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster for the tour in both USA and Canada. All matches, with the exceptions of the Tests, will be shown live on Setanta Sports. The Test matches will also be shown live, but on Setanta Premium, with repeats on Setanta Sports 48 hours later. Afternoon matches will be shown at 9am, evening matches at 1.10pm ET. Check here to find your nearest venue that will be showing the games. Please note due to a conflict with the FA Cup final the Royal XV match will air at 5pm ET. |
| The rest of the World: | If you want to catch the Lions matches but will be outside of the African continent, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Greece, or Japan you can watch the games live (or in some cases following an 18 hour delay) at http://www.rugbyzone.com/world.aspx |
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