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Paul O'Connell: 2005 Lions tour of smoking, bad gums and a break-up

Paul O'Connell reminisces about the 'disastrous' Lions tour of 2005.

O'Connell reveals the extreme lengths of effectively "brushing his gums away" in order to cover-up his smoking habit, and how on top of a series whitewash defeat by New Zealand, he also had deal with breaking up with his girlfriend.

This clip was first broadcast on 5 live Sport, Wednesday 12 October 2016.

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