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19th January 2017
11:12pm GMT

Warren Gatland has already name-checked the like of Henshaw and the like of Furlong and, of course, Conor Murray.
These men are playing rugby like no other on the relevant isles but, call it innocence or call it ignorance, some people find it a little easier to forget.
Former Welsh international, Lee Byrne, made a simple mistake but a big mistake.
Consistent with his Twitter bio, the old back was giving a talk and introduced himself on the big screen as a 'Former Wales and British Lions International'.
https://twitter.com/byrney_15/status/822145218334126080
He played for the Lions once, before getting injured in the first test, but the milking of that title isn't the issue.
It's the term, 'British Lions' - forgetting an important part of the actual team. And he wasn't allowed to forget it.
Then: the man who represented Ireland with pure distinction; the man who elevated Ireland; the man who fought tooth and nail for the crest and the green made sure that his legacy and every other Irish legend's legacies weren't forgotten. He made sure Ireland wasn't forgotten.
Step forward, Brian O'Driscoll.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/822178146694942721
That's only the start of it, Lee.
https://twitter.com/WuKelly/status/822179485730664448
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