Captain's call: Lions leaders
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With the 2013 tour now on the horizon, who will join Paul O'Connell in an illustrious group of Lions captains?
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O'Connell suceeded Brian O'Driscoll in 2009 after the veteran Ireland centre skippered the tourists in 2005
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O'Driscoll was a popular leader in New Zealand but injury ended his tour just minutes into the first Test
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Leicester lock Martin Johnson became the first man to lead two Lions tours back in 2001
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Johnson missed out on series success in Australia but he did taste glory in South Africa four years earlier
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Gavin Hastings came close to leading the Lions to victory in 1993 but the All Blacks won the series 2-1
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Scotland flanker Finlay Calder captained the Lions on their trip to Australia in 1989
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Calder led the Lions to a 2-1 win over the Wallabies despite losing the first Test
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Bill Beaumont captained the 1980 Lions before acting as team manager in 2005
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Star fly-half Phil Bennett was the last Welshman to be named tour captain in 1977
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Willie John McBride is arguably the most famous captain of them all having led the 1974 Lions
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McBride skippered 'The Invincibles' in South Africa and was selected as skipper of HSBC's greatest Lions XV
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