Brian O'Driscoll Chosen to Present Lions Jerseys For First Test
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The 2005 British & Irish Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll, was the chosen Lions' legend to present the match-day jerseys to players ahead of the first Test against the All Blacks.
O'Driscoll looked proud to hand over the coveted kit to the Lions captain Peter O'Mahony as he gets ready to become the 11th Irish captain of the Lions.
"Pete is totally deserving of the honour. He's a really wise head on relatively young shoulders. He's still only 27 but he has a wiseness to him," O'Driscoll told Off The Ball on Newstalk last night.
"At training, he has built a huge respect from his fellow teammates. They see his leadership in the way he plays, not necessarily the way he speaks but he does speak very well. It's about the way he plays and that aggressive confrontational game that he plays.
"It's a big statement from the Lions, making him captain. It's, 'This is what we're coming at you with and see can you match us'.
"I'm delighted for Pete. It's funny how fortunes change. Jamie Heaslip injuring himself before the England game and then Pete coming in having the game of his life and then doing really well in the quarter-final [vs Toulouse] in Europe. Now he finds himself captaining the Lions. Who would have thought that three months ago?"
A special moment as @BrianODriscoll presents the jerseys to the match 23 in front of entire Lions squad ahead of the first Test #AllForOne pic.twitter.com/Hn6qKTabcQ
— British&Irish Lions (@lionsofficial) June 23, 2017
