On this side of the Irish Sea, virtually everyone wanted to see Peter O'Mahony be named as Lions captain ahead of Sam Warburton.
And to the delight of the Irish public, O'Mahony will lead out the Lions on Saturday.
The Munster man is no doubt a popular choice as captain and social media has gone into overdrive to congratulate the 27-year-old.
From one Lions captain to another, Brian O'Driscoll was quick to congratulate O'Mahony on his incredible achievement.
https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/877604851076562946
Des Cahill highlighted the another brilliant achievement for Cork.
https://twitter.com/sportsdes/status/877607014716899328
Republic of Ireland international David Meyler also chimed in.
https://twitter.com/DavidMeyler7/status/877608479552360449
And so did pretty much everyone else.
https://twitter.com/FrankieSheahan/status/877614814478049280
https://twitter.com/MichaelSlavin98/status/877617789489487872
https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/877609263094390784
https://twitter.com/ChrisDerb/status/877610724901535744
https://twitter.com/chelseafan50/status/877610672409858048
https://twitter.com/kchristine99/status/877610442935287808
https://twitter.com/dannypidgeon/status/877610397938860032
He will line out alongside
three fellow Irish internationals in the opening test on Saturday morning.
