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Published 18:05 29 Jun 2021 BST
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Peter O'Mahony will be hoping to win his 76th and 77th Ireland caps. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
The Cork native is enthused by uncapped players in the Ireland squad and says it reminds him of his own first involvements with the senior squad, back in 2012. Still, he is following what is going on with the Lions, who he toured with in 2017, closely.
As the last Munster man to captain the Lions, in the First Test against the All Blacks, O'Mahony was well placed, then, to give his take on Conor Murray replacing the injured Alun Wyn Jones as tour captain.
"I am delighted for him. It is an incredible honour. The Lions are a special entity. No better man. "How many years has he been around? The big games that he has played, the experience he has in terms of a third (Lions) tour is legend stuff. He keeps striving to be better, the work the fella puts in is incredible, and I am delighted for him."Asked if he had any advice for his Munster and Ireland teammate, O'Mahony scoffed. Even if he did had a long phone-call with Murray, he was not about to share the details. "It’s his third tour, he has an incredible amount of caps for them already, incredible amount of international caps, incredible amount of experience so it’s great for him."
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