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15th June 2017
06:41pm BST

They're both gracious and full of class.
They'd both run through a brick wall for their country.
Winning means a lot to both of them. A hell of a lot.
They were also both rugby players growing up - Keegan a full back with the Connacht Academy.
Still, despite leaving all that behind, the Gaelic Footballer takes immense pride from Peter O'Mahony leading the Lions on the tour in New Zealand. A tour he's watching avidly - even with all the low points already.
"They're giving out to me about being up too early in the house on a Saturday morning - even in work, trying to skip off for an hour on a Tuesday or Wednesday to watch a half [of the Lions]," the Mayo man told SportsJOE. "I'm a massive follower of the Lions, even though it's a brutal tour - I don't envy them, to be honest. "Peter O'Mahony's captain for Saturday, that's brilliant. It's great to have an Irish representative like that, someone we can really look at and aspire to. "He lays it all on the line for his country and for his province. I love watching that kind of passion that he has and it's something that I would aspire to, the way he plays his sport."The Westport club man also spoke on The GAA Hour about his new role at centre back.
Lee Keegan was speaking at SuperValu's Behind The Ball campaign launch where 55,000 balls will be given away to clubs across Ireland - customers will be given tokens which they can then use to allocate to a local GAA club of their choice at the in-store collection points.Explore more on these topics: