British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009
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The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2009 was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales played test matches and midweek games against South African national and provincial sides.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009 canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009 Context triple: [Victor Matfield, participantIn, British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009]
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A.
2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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B.
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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C.
2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
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D.
1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in apartheid-era South Africa, remembered for its political controversy and the Lions’ hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful Test series against the Springboks.
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E.
British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions are a composite rugby union team selected from the best players of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that tours the Southern Hemisphere’s top national sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009 Target entity description: The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2009 was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales played test matches and midweek games against South African national and provincial sides.
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A.
2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion Springboks in a three-test contest under strict COVID-19 conditions.
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B.
2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the New Zealand All Blacks in a much-scrutinized and ultimately disappointing campaign for the tourists.
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C.
2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand
The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand was a high-profile rugby union series in which the composite team of players from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales faced the reigning world champion All Blacks in a three-test series that ended in a historic 1–1 draw.
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D.
1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa
The 1980 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was a high-profile rugby union series in apartheid-era South Africa, remembered for its political controversy and the Lions’ hard-fought but ultimately unsuccessful Test series against the Springboks.
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E.
British & Irish Lions
The British & Irish Lions are a composite rugby union team selected from the best players of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland that tours the Southern Hemisphere’s top national sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British and Irish Lions tour
ⓘ
rugby union tour ⓘ |
| captain | Paul O’Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryVisited | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-07-04 ⓘ |
| firstTestDate | 2009-06-20 ⓘ |
| firstTestResult | South Africa 26–21 British and Irish Lions ⓘ |
| firstTestVenue | Kings Park Stadium, Durban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | British and Irish Lions tour to Australia 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Ian McGeechan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTeam | South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostUnion | South African Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMatchAgainst | Emerging Springboks GENERATED ⓘ |
| includesMidweekMatchesAgainst | South African provincial teams GENERATED ⓘ |
| lionsTopPointsScorer | Stephen Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lionsTopTryScorer | Tommy Bowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Brian O’Driscoll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamie Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul O’Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Bowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfTestMatches | 3 ⓘ |
| overallMatchesDrawnByLions | 0 ⓘ |
| overallMatchesLostByLions | 2 ⓘ |
| overallMatchesWonByLions | 8 ⓘ |
| precededBy | British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRepresentedByLions |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondTestDate | 2009-06-27 ⓘ |
| secondTestResult | South Africa 28–25 British and Irish Lions ⓘ |
| secondTestVenue | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesWinningTeam | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| startDate | 2009-05-30 ⓘ |
| testMatchesWonByLions | 1 ⓘ |
| testMatchesWonBySouthAfrica | 2 ⓘ |
| testSeriesFormat | best of three tests ⓘ |
| testSeriesOpponent | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSeriesResult | South Africa won 2–1 ⓘ |
| thirdTestDate | 2009-07-04 ⓘ |
| thirdTestResult | British and Irish Lions 28–9 South Africa ⓘ |
| thirdTestVenue | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringTeam | British and Irish Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touringUnionsRepresented |
Irish Rugby Football Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourManager | Gerald Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa 2009 Description of subject: The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2009 was a high-profile rugby union series in which a combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales played test matches and midweek games against South African national and provincial sides.
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