2009 Lions Super14 squad

The Lions confirmed the names of their new signings for 2009 for the Super 14 and the Currie Cup competitions months before their fellow South African Super 14 teams. The squad for the Super 14 was then confirmed just before the Super 14 started - see below.

The new signings included two overseas players and Trompie Nonsthinga, impressive Blue Bulls wing who was on loan to the Lions.
Willie Ricard, from the Southland team in New Zealand and United States No 8 Todd Clever are the overseas players.

Rouan Cloete (two years, Valke, centre), Divan Kotze (two years, Blue Bulls, centre/flyhalf), Robert Kruger (two years, Pukke, flank), Alistair Siegelaar (two years, WP, scrumhalf), Thuliphato Marole (two years, Sharks, loose forward) and Hans van Dyk (two years, Griquas, hooker) are the other signings.

The following players have extended their contracts with the Lions (expiry of contract at end of October of the year in brackets):

Willem Alberts, (2011), Charl du Plessis (2010), Jaque Fourie (2010), Cobus Grobbelaar (2010), JC Janse van Rensburg (2011), Chris Jonck (2010), Doppies la Grange (2010), Louis Ludik (2011), Derick Minnie (2010), Gert Muller (2010), Earl Rose (2010), Jody Rose (2010), Justin St Jerry (2010), Lawrence Sephaka (2010), Dewald Senekal (2010), Johan van Deventer (2011), Heinke van der Merwe (2011), Walter Venter (2010), Jano Vermaak (2010), Willie Wepener (2010), Justin Wheeler (2010), Ross Geldenhuys (2010).

Final 2009 Lions squad

1 Alberts W S 2 Boshoff J H 3 Clever T S 4 Fourie J 5 Frolick S 6 Goodes B 7 Grobbelaar P J 8 Janse v. Rensburg J C 9 Jonck C 10 Killian M 11 Kotze D 12 Kruger R A 13 La Grange G A 14 Landman R 15 Ludik L 16 Mentz H 17 Marole T 18 Muller G H 19 Noble D C 20 Rose E 21 Sephaka L 22 Siegelaar A C 23 Van der Merwe F 24 Van der Merwe H S 25 Van Dyk H J 26 Van Rensburg A G 27 Van Zyl A 28 Vermaak J 29 Wepener F W 30 Willemse A K

On standy due to injury
Ross Geldenhuys, Ernest Joubert, Jannes Labuschagne, Derick Minnie, Gerhard Mostert, Andries Pretorius, Ethienne Reynecke, Jody Rose, Dewald Senekal, Justin St Jerry, Louis Strydom, Johan van Deventer, Walter Venter, Justin Wheeler