Paul O'Connell put in a man of the match performance during Munster's win over Harlequins in the Heineken Cup quarter-final on Sunday. That performance has propelled him to now be favourite with Ladbrokes to captain the British and Irish Lions when they tour Australia this summer.
That's pretty crazy when you consider that before the weekend, it was considered he only had an outside chance of making the squad.
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