 The Munsterman captained his country 17 times (3rd highest of the amateur era, 7th all-time).He was selected for three British and Irish Lions tours - 1983, 1986 (IRB Centenary Match), 1989 - and captained the Lions on a number of occasions during their victorious tour of 1989.His 52nd and last Irish cap (6th highest of the amateur era) came against Wales on 18 January 1992.