Wales centre Jonathan Davies has revealed that he received threatening messages on Twitter when he was chosen ahead of Brian O'Driscoll during the British and Irish Lions tour.
The 25-year-old came into the fold for the third Test against Australia during the tour earlier this summer at the expense of former Lions captain O'Driscoll.
"There was a lot of stuff on Twitter but I tried not to take too much notice of it," the Daily Mail quotes Davies as saying. "I did get a bit of verbal abuse and people wanting to break my legs and stuff, but I didn't really care."
The Lions ended up winning the series with a 41-16 victory.
