The Leinster and Ireland full-back came up trumps for Andy Farrell’s tourists, scoring the last-gasp try in Melbourne in July that clinched them the series victory over the Wallabies with one match to spare.
An ex-England fly-half has hailed the British and Irish Lions performance of Joe McCarthy, likening the Ireland lock to a legendary Springboks enforcer.
Interim head coach Simon Easterby has announced his 23-man Ireland squad to take on Wales in the third round of the Six Nations Championship in Cardiff.
