You could see O’Driscoll wince as he recalled who hit him the hardest. Brian O’Driscoll name-checked a former Saracens and England forward, but picked an outhalf as the player that truly rattled his cage. O’Driscoll played 133 times for Ireland, eight times for the British & Irish Lions and 186 times for Leinster. It is […]

2 years ago

“They’re just putting all the pieces together very well.” Peter O’Mahony was determined, on Saturday night, to enjoy a couple of post-match beers in the Ireland dressing room, before switching focus to New Zealand. Ireland, as he said, have ‘bigger fish to fry’ but Brian O’Driscoll is confident this team have the right skillet. Ireland […]

2 years ago

“Garry is a player who works extremely hard and he’s just getting better and better.: Back in early March, as Ireland were on their march to a Grand Slam, Brian O’Driscoll recalled some funny stories about his time as a young pup in the Test squad. Asked what young Ireland player stood out most, from […]

2 years ago

A fantastic achievement from a fantastic player. Ireland may have won a Grand Slam and dominated Team of the Tournament, but France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont has been named as 2023 Six Nations Player of the Championship. Dupont saw off competition from two of his France teammates and the Ireland trio of Caelan Doris, Mack Hansen […]

3 years ago

“It went down so badly!” Brian O’Driscoll was Ireland captain for 83 of the 133 Test caps he won with his country. By the time he retired, in 2014, he was a dab hand at press conferences and dealing with the media. That was not always the case. Back in 2003, after getting a taste […]

3 years ago

“He had one job!” On the same day Brian O’Driscoll was sitting down, at Old Belvedere Rugby Club, for a chat about exciting players and being a Mark Hughes fan-boy, Ireland’s next crop of Grand Slam chasers were training with Andy Farrell’s senior squad. Richie Murphy’s Under 20 squad have had a few cracks off […]

3 years ago