Hat-trick heroes: three time Lions in 2009
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Simon Shaw and Brian O'Driscoll were among four players making their third Lions tour in 2009
London Wasps lock Shaw was returning to South Africa 12 years after first touring the country as a Lion
Shaw was the only member of the 2009 Lions party to have featured in '97
The England veteran achieved what he didn't manage in '97 and 2005 as he won two Test caps
Martyn Williams made his Lions debut in 2001 on a tour for which Shaw was overlooked
Williams battled for a starting Test spot having missed out in '01 and featured from the bench in '05
The Wales openside did finally earn a Test start in the third-Test win in Johannesburg
Ronan O'Gara was a team-mate of Williams in both '01 and '05 and captained the mid-week Lions in '09
O'Gara's tour ended in disappointment as he conceded a late penalty in the second Test
O'Gara also suffered disappointment with the Lions in '05 alongside that year's tour skipper O'Driscoll
O'Driscoll's Lions career had begun in stunning fashion with an incredible solo try in the first Test of his first tour
The Ireland captain was back to his best eight years after his Lions debut
Leinster's legendary centre tasted series defeat for a third time but will he be back to avenge those losses in 2013?
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