Young guns: the Lion cubs who starred in SA
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Leigh Halfpenny was the youngest Lion of all when Sir Ian McGeechan took his men to South Africa
At just 20-years-old, Halfpenny's rise from an unknown to a member of Britain and Ireland's elite was meteoric
Keith Earls was the youngest 2009 Lion until Halfpenny arrived in the Republic after nursing a pre-tour injury
The Munster utility back only made his Ireland debut in November 2008 and was one of the surprise inclusions in '09
Like Earls, Leinster's Luke Fitzgerald was another 21-year-old on tour
HSBC Player of the Tour Jamie Roberts was just 22 when he starred for the Lions
Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones was one of five 23-year-olds on tour
Ulster and Ireland flanker Stephen Ferris was another
Ferris was in superb form in SA before injury cruelly brought his tour to a premature end
Rob Kearney was just 23 when he scored early in the second Test having taking the full back slot from the injured Lee Byrne
Tom Croft - yet another 23-year-old - was a scorer in the Test series after bagging a brace in the first international
Having done his reputation no harm on tour, James Hook turned 24 on the day of the second Test in Pretoria
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