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Published 11:24 3 May 2017 BST
Updated 11:32 3 May 2017 BST
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"Ireland versus England had a massive role to play in it; Peter O’Mahony played his way in. "Ross Moriarty played his way in during Wales v England. It’s about peaking at the right time and seizing your opportunity. I obviously failed to do that."O'Mahony was told he would start at blindside for that England game and delivered a man of the match performance. Haskell struggled to match the intensity shown by the likes of O'Mahony and Donnacha Ryan - he made 14 successful tackles but coughed up a turnover and made only eight metres off five carries. The 32-year-old does not figure he will ever make it as a Lion now and, barring injuries, it is hard to disagree. Still, he is pragmatic about missing out. "The Lions for me is the pinnacle of every rugby player’s career," he said. "It’s the difference between being a good player and a great player and I obviously wasn’t good enough to do it. That’s the fact."
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