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27th Jun 2017

Former Lions star shows up at New Zealand house party with Irish fans

What a legend

Patrick McCarry

Having one hell of a time.

Anyone lucky enough to be on the Lions supporters travel package with Ryan Jones and Rob Henderson must be having a time of it.

The former Wales captain and Ireland centre both represented the Lions with pride and are on a Gullivers Travels package with some hardy followers of Warren Gatland’s pride.

Jones certainly seems to be the man you want to spend a match day with. Ahead of the First Test against New Zealand, the Grand Slam winner was doing sterling work at getting rounds back from the bar.

Henderson posted one snap of him bringing back five pints in his giant mitts….

… only for Jones to top that with a more incredible feat.

Jones and Henderson then went along to Eden Park with their group and cheered themselves hoarse, even though the All Blacks won out 30-15.

The 36-year-old was not done yet, though.

Liam O’Keeffe, a proud Munster, Ireland and Lions fan, was at a house party in Auckland after the game when he bumped into the Welshman. On his Facebook page, O’Keeffe, wrote:

‘I’m going to throw it out there. When you meet a former Lions captain at a house party and he says, ‘F**k me, where do we go from here?’ we know we’re in trouble!!’

Fresh as a daisy and in awe of New Zealand’s power. He experienced it first-hand on the 2005 tour to New Zealand, which the Lions lost 3-0.

Ryan Jones is doing his nation proud over in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

‘Here I go again on my OOWWWWNNN!’

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