Brian O' Driscoll: by far the most popular public figure in Ireland and rightly so. That was emotional.
Six Nations 2014
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Ha.
I'm still shaky
Well gift grub should be entertaining during the week
having a beer to calm the nerves.
BOD given Motm? Come off it.
Where was Mike Ross until age 26? He could well be Ireland's most important player right now.
Where was Mike Ross until age 26? He could well be Ireland's most important player right now.
If ever a session was called for...
Frankly BOD can be elected Jesus Christ reincarnated for all I care.
At Harlequins and not being mentioned because at that time we only really looked for Irish based players and the good thing is we have Moore to replace him, back then Buckley was being talked as Hayes replacement
.Ah here now....
I have no idea about rugby but I watched some of it and it looks like BOD is a proper legend in Ireland. Emotional scenes and well deserved. Is he like the Ryan Giggs of Ireland without the sister in law shagging?
Pretty much, yeah.
Proper buzzing! Ireland and Munster never win trophies the easy way. It's not good for the heart, but feck it. It's so much sweeter.
Aye. Except, no offense to Giggs, but O'Driscoll genuinely is in the top 5 players to have ever played the game. (in my opinion)
My heart during that match was in a mess. I was sitting in a corner in Oil Can Harrys with the missus, and she was genuinely worried with how I was acting. She's never seen me watch games like that..
That sort of a finish is not good for the heart or in my case the voice, but what a way to send BOD out and we will have to try and top it next year with O'Connell's final farewell.
Not a massive rugby fan but delighted for Brian O Driscoll!!
An incredible sportsman both in Ireland and outside
An incredible sportsman both in Ireland and outside
Great stuff by Ireland. They had the French on the ropes and left them back into it but held them off in the end.
A first for me today too, watching the game in Spanish
Great send off for BOD.
A first for me today too, watching the game in Spanish
Great send off for BOD.
In terms of playing quality he'd probably be the equivalent of someone like Di Stefano. He means a lot to Irish people because he's one of the few public figures in Ireland that are genuinely univerally liked and respected.
You should watch BOD's send off againt Italy on YouTube if you want to see the Irish nation collectively swoon.
Delighted that Ireland won of course, but now I have to look at Amy Huberman's stupid f*cking face all over the media for the next 3 weeks.
Top 5 Centres, yes.
Got this in before the game.
Incredible match, it was a pleasure to be there. It wasn't the best performance we've put in during the Championship, nerves were to be expected, but we played some great stuff at times and fought ferociously in other parts against a much improved French side. What a way for BOD's Ireland career to end, a truly great player and man with a 2nd championship that he and the rest of the team fully deserve. Fair play to England for making it tense yesterday afternoon and for the way they played throughout the tournament, I fear they're building a serious strong side for the World Cup next year.
That photo of BOD checkin his phone looks like an ad for Heineken
It must be unusual for a team to win the triple crown and yet lose the championship to a team they beat. Anyway, congratulations to Ireland.
The league table doesn't lie. Well done Ireland, they played brilliantly throughout and deserve the title.