O’Driscoll not thinking about Lions captaincy

Brian O’Driscoll has dismissed suggestions he is focusing on the race to captain the British & Lions in Australia this summer but made clear his intentions to earn selection for a fourth and final tour.

O’Driscoll, 34, has experienced three successive series defeats with the Lions in 2001, 2005, when he was captain, and last time around in 2009.

The three-Test series in Australia, which begins in Brisbane on June 22, therefore represents the 34-year-old’s last chance to savour Lions success and crown a glittering career that has already brought a Grand Slam, three Triple Crowns and three Heineken Cup title victories.