Graham Rowntree: Peter O'Mahony 'has that Paul O'Connell kind of DNA in him'

Peter O'Mahony has been described as "exactly the character you need" for a British and Irish Lions tour as he prepares to captain the tourists against New Zealand on Saturday.

Graham Rowntree: Peter O'Mahony 'has that Paul O'Connell kind of DNA in him'

Peter O'Mahony has been described as "exactly the character you need" for a British and Irish Lions tour as he prepares to captain the tourists against New Zealand on Saturday.

Lions assistant coach Graham Rowntree also believes there is an element of 2009 tour skipper Paul O'Connell about Munster star O'Mahony, who leads the team ahead of squad captain Sam Warburton.

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