Watch: Lions PR department refute Sean O'Brien's claims 'line by line'

Lions chief executive John Feehan has defended Warren Gatland in the wake of O'Brien's criticism of his coaching panel on Wednesday night.

"I said all along that I think we had the best coaching team available and I think they proved that in what we achieved in New Zealand," said Feehan.

"To draw a series with the All Blacks, who had not lost a Test match at home for eight years was a remarkable result, and Warren and the coaches deserve huge credit for that."

"People will always have their views on what could have been done better but the fact is that, against all the odds and with limited preparation time, this squad became only the second Lions team in history to either win or draw a series in New Zealand in 13 attempts."

"That achievement cannot be underestimated."

In reaction to Feehan's comments the Irish radio station who broke the story had this to say:

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