Rugby Union - British and Irish Lions vs Crusaders AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand - 10/6/17 - Peter O'Mahony of the Lions celebrating the win over the Crusaders. SNPA/Martin England/via REUTERS
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - But for Jamie Heaslip succumbing to a hamstring strain just before Ireland's Six Nations clash with England in March, there is a good chance Peter O'Mahony would not be on the British and Irish Lions tour at all.
On Saturday, though, the blindside flanker will not only line up in the back row for the first of three tests against New Zealand, but lead the side out to face the All Blacks at Eden Park as captain.
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