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Published 16:20 18 Apr 2017 BST
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"Honestly, I can say as a young guy, I never dreamt of being a Lion because the Lions was always something where the rugby superstars were...the legends of the game..." "All my dreams were was to get the green jersey on and then all of a sudden you are in a scenario where you are playing for Ireland, you're there at the right time, there's a Lions Tour coming up. You're starting to get mentioned in circles and people are starting to talk about it."Byrne then reveals the first thought which went through his head when he received a call from Bill Beaumont confirming his selection - surely this is a wind-up....
"And then all of a sudden you get the call from Bill Beaumont and you do what nearly every Irish lad does, you go 'yeeah, who's this really?', eventually he convinces you that it's him. Then you do everything you can to do your best for that jersey, right from that moment you get the call."
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