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	<title>Lions Tour: A Fan&#039;s View</title>
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	<description>Lucky so-and-so Tom Lynch is following the entire tour in South Africa. We&#039;re not at all envious...</description>
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		<title>Going out on a high</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Final blog here folks and I’m delighted to say that the final few days were great fun.
The night before the game we had a relatively quiet night. Others had no such plans. We were in a bar in Sandton having a few drinks when we bumped into another group of fans. They were by far [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/07/05/going-out-on-a-high/</link>
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		<title>One last big push</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being off tour away from the Lions madness has meant that I’m now refreshed and looking forward to the last test. Arriving in Jo’burg today, there were the iconic red jerseys to welcome us back into tour mode.
A trip to the mountaintop country of Lesotho, right in the middle of South Africa, was a real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/07/03/one-last-big-push/</link>
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		<title>Pretoria&#8217;s Close Shaves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The morning of the second test began at an hour we’re used to seeing before bed at this stage, 5am, as we had to get the earliest flight possible from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
It was to be a long day, but it started well when all the bags arrived safely and we got lift from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/07/01/pretorias-close-shaves/</link>
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		<title>Second test build up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 27
All this rugby has had an exhaustive effect and it was nice to get away from the city for a day and sample some of the local produce.
One of the major tourist attractions in Cape Town is the wine country so of course a tour was essential. With our cheery guide Bruce we set [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/26/second-test-build-up/</link>
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		<title>Day 25 &amp; 26</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 25
This was the day of the final midweek game meaning that the tour will shortly be coming to an end. After four weeks of touring this is no bad thing, the body could do with the rest.
One of the lads had a particularly unlucky day. Firstly in the airport, flying from Durban to Cape [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/24/day-25-26/</link>
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		<title>Match day blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day  22 match day
After three weeks of waiting and preparing finally the day of the first test had arrived. Travelling in style, again in the back of a pickup, five of us entered the Kings Park Stadium noisy and confident to a sea of red. This red was swelled by the sunburnt skin, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/23/match-day-blues/</link>
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		<title>Test Match Fever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day 19
On Tuesday before the game there was a small matter of a three hour journey from the beautiful Plettenburg Bay to Port Elizabeth along which some braver souls took in the highest bungee jump in the world.
There was such a long queue that they nearly missed the match but our car made the journey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/20/test-match-fever/</link>
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		<title>Days 15, 16 and 17</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lions fever has really struck as the numbers of fans have multiplied several fold.
Waking up on Saturday saw the end of the pristine sunshine and weather that made me regret getting terrace tickets. With the Western Province team really fronting up the Lions were given a real test.
The tough conditions made it difficult for players [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/15/days-15-16-and-17/</link>
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		<title>Days 11, 12, 13 and 14 &#8211; oops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the lack of blogging in recent days.
Overindulgence after the Lions victory and the ending of a antibiotics course are to blame.
The night before the match in Durban was a subdued but very enjoyable affair. An all you can eat Indian meal followed by a game of poker &#8211; which I won due to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/13/days-11-12-13-and-14-oops/</link>
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		<title>Day 9 &amp; 10: Sunny Durban?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where is the sunshine in Durban? Though balmy the rain here is reminiscent of home. The wearing of shorts and flip-flops is therefore attracting some quizzical looks.
Yesterday was a particularly unproductive day. It’s the rain, I promise! Three rugby matches followed by two films were on the menu.
Feeling slightly guilty we decided to go on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/lions-fan/2009/06/09/day-9-10-sunny-durban/</link>
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