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No surprises here that Brian O'Driscoll is on the list for the IRB Player of the Year. The full list are: Ireland - Brian O'Driscoll Ireland - Jamie Heaslip England - Tom Croft New Zealand - Richie McCaw Australia - Matt Giteau South Africa - Francois Steyn South Africa - Fourie du Preez
A last minute try by Brian O'Driscoll foiled Australia's plan for a Grand Slam of the home nations and leaves Ireland unbeaten under Declan Kidney. Australia had stepped up a gear after their defeat of England last week and delivered a much more polished performance with Rocky Elsom at the helm.
It's become a slogan for almost all Ireland fans, but this time it's Leinster coach Michael Cheika who has voiced his opinion on why he believes O'Driscoll will play beyond the 2011 World Cup at both a domestic and international level. O'Driscoll will be 31 for next year's RBS Six Nations, but Ch
Brian O’Driscoll is undoubtedly one of the British and Irish Lions’ greatest assets at present but he has sadly had one of the worst runs of luck in the squad. During the course of the 2005 Lions’ tour when he captained the team, he didn’t make it past the first minute of the first test. T
The first test between the Lions and the Springboks showed that there is likely to be a very high level of intensity when these two great teams take each other on once again. The first encounter was described by the Lions’ coaching staff as a “bruising” one. From the spectators’ point o
The most meaningful praise anyone can get is from those that are in the same position as the one honoured. They truly understand all of the issues that this person has faced and the things that they have had to do to overcome them. It makes it extra special to be recognized by colleagues and friends
Clearly Brian O’Driscoll is having a cracker season. His captaincy of the Irish team has been nothing less than inspirational and there are many who credit him with a large part of the team’s Grand Slam success. He has led from the front and proved to be the shining example on the field for the
You can usually expect Dublin to be quite quiet on a Sunday as people enjoy the opportunity to get out into the country over the weekend. But this was certainly not the scene today at all as more than 18,000 rugby fans made their way to the capital. They wanted to be sure to catch a glimpse of their
This weekend sees Ireland take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in the decider for the RBS 6 Nations. Ahead of games like this one can always expect some mouthing off from either sides and this is certainly what the Welsh coach has done with some of his comments. But Brian O’Drisco
This weekend it is crunch time as Ireland take on Wales in the decider of the RBS 6 Nations tournament. The teams are set to meet at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. The team set to take on the Welsh was announced today and coach Declan Kidney has selected Tomas O’Leary to take up
