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1st July 2017
08:36pm BST

Conor Murray found O'Brien and Courtney Lawes followed up with another good drive before Murray, again, picked out McGrath.
O'Brien was set to run a decoy line - making like he wanted the pass to take out a couple of New Zealand defenders - but McGrath hesitated. The flanker ended up running in front of him - crossing him in the progress - and taking out Charles Faumuina.
Penalty All Blacks. O'Brien let McGrath have it:
McGrath protested his innocence but you could hear O'Brien's high-pitched voice respond with another stream of harsh critique.
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Having played in the heartbreaking losses to New Zealand in Christchurch [2012] and Dublin [2013], O'Brien was not in the mood to let another one slip.
It took the Lions almost three minutes to get the ball back but when they did - Ngani Laumape knocking on - the Irish forwards were part of a surging Lions defence that forced the turnover.
*The exchange occurs around 1:28:50 in the video below:
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