 He was named captain for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, but was injured just minutes into the opening test against the All Blacks.He made a formidable partnership with Welsh Centre Jamie Roberts on the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, playing in the opening two tests of the test series.Despite the expected retirement of O'Driscoll at the end of the 2012-13 season, O'Driscoll was selected for his fourth British and Irish Lion for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.