It's unfortunate for Peter O'Mahony really.
One moment O'Mahony is receiving all the praise in the world for being announced as captain of the British and Irish Lions and the next
he's not even making the test 23.
It was only a week ago that Brian O'Driscoll was leading the praise for his fellow Irishman.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/877604851076562946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsjoe.ie%2Frugby%2Fbrian-odriscoll-peter-omahony-127605
Oh, how things change.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/880293395968565248
The Munster man
wasn't at his best against the All Blacks last Saturday but to drop him out of the test 23 is very harsh.
Maybe Warren Gatland feels that it is right for the team, and Warburton is genuinely a better addition to the side than O'Mahony but O'Driscoll believes that there is another reason behind the snub.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/880295498187382784
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/880302621541580800
O'Driscoll suffered a similar faith to O'Mahony back in 2013.
When the former Irish international was replaced by Jamie Roberts for the final test against Australia he also did not make the 23 man panel for the match.
Gatland took a risk that paid off after his side beat Australia that day and if he achieves the same result on Saturday dropping O'Mahony will have been a risk worth taking.
You can view the team to start against New Zealand on Saturday here.
