Brian O’Driscoll leads praise for Peter O’Mahony after he is announced Lions captain

On this side of the Irish Sea, virtually everyone wanted to see Peter O'Mahony be named as Lions captain ahead of Sam Warburton.

And to the delight of the Irish public, O'Mahony will lead out the Lions on Saturday. The Munster man is no doubt a popular choice as captain and social media has gone into overdrive to congratulate the 27-year-old. From one Lions captain to another, Brian O'Driscoll was quick to congratulate O'Mahony on his incredible achievement. https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/877604851076562946 Des Cahill highlighted the another brilliant achievement for Cork. https://twitter.com/sportsdes/status/877607014716899328 Republic of Ireland international David Meyler also chimed in. https://twitter.com/DavidMeyler7/status/877608479552360449 And so did pretty much everyone else. https://twitter.com/FrankieSheahan/status/877614814478049280 https://twitter.com/MichaelSlavin98/status/877617789489487872 https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/877609263094390784 https://twitter.com/ChrisDerb/status/877610724901535744 https://twitter.com/chelseafan50/status/877610672409858048 https://twitter.com/kchristine99/status/877610442935287808 https://twitter.com/dannypidgeon/status/877610397938860032 He will line out alongside three fellow Irish internationals in the opening test on Saturday morning.