Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll

Player information
Full name	Brian Gerald O'Driscoll
birthday	January 21, 1979
place of birth	Dublin , Ireland
Nickname	BOD, Drico, Drics
society
society	Leinster rugby
position	Inner three quarters
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
1999-2014	Leinster rugby	186 (311)
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
1999-2014	Ireland	133 (245)
2001-2013	British and Irish Lions	8 (5)
2000-2004	Barbarians	3 (5)
As of March 17, 2014

Brian Gerald O'Driscoll (born January 21, 1979 in Dublin ) is a former Irish rugby union player who played on the position of the inner three quarters . He was the captain of the Irish national team and played for Leinster Rugby in the Celtic League until May 31, 2014 . In addition, he took part in the tours of the British and Irish Lions between 2001 and 2013, partly as captain, and competed for the international selection Barbarians from 2000 to 2004 . After successfully participating in the Six Nations in 2006 and 2007, when the Irish narrowly missed the overall victory, he was voted player of the tournament.

Life

O'Driscoll studied at Blackrock College in his hometown of Dublin. He was nominated for various regional selections early on. In 1998 he succeeded in winning the world title with the Irish U19 national team, which at the time also included his current teammates Donncha O'Callaghan and Paddy Wallace. After finishing school he attended University College Dublin . In his first year he was appointed to the U20 and later also for the senior national team. After two years, O'Driscoll graduated with a degree in Sports Management .

At the age of 20, he played his first international match for Ireland in the 10:46 defeat against Australia , even before he was used for Leinster in the professional league. He quickly became a crowd favorite and a top international player. Irish fans created the phrase "In BOD we trust" in reference to the US motto . Author Marcus Stead adopted this play on words for his book on O'Driscoll. In 2003, after Keith Wood's retirement , he was named captain of the national team. In the following years, the Irish played a good role in the annual Six Nations and sometimes only narrowly failed to win this tournament.

During the second game of the British and Irish Lions 2005 tour against New Zealand , O'Driscoll injured his shoulder. Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu picked him up on illegal tackles and dropped him upside down. O'Driscoll later said the pair had suffered serious injuries. Although he received lucrative offers from France , he remained loyal to Irish rugby after his injury break and extended his contract with Leinster until 2011.

At the Six Nations 2009, the Irish reached their second Grand Slam after 1948 , O'Driscoll was in the starting lineup in all games and was voted player of the tournament. On April 21, he was nominated by Ian McGeechan for the tour of the British and Irish Lions to South Africa , but this time he did not take over the captaincy. He also won the Heineken Cup with Leinster that year . On March 12, 2011, he equalized with his 24th attempt in the Six Nations game against Wales, the 78-year-old record of the Scottish Ian Smith. After winning the Pro12 with Leinster in 2014 , O'Driscoll ended his career as an active player.

O'Driscoll was dating actress Amy Huberman since 2007 . The couple married on July 2, 2010. In February 2013, their first child, a daughter, was born.

See also

• List of rugby union players with the most international matches
• List of rugby union players with the most international attempts

Web links

Commons : Brian O'Driscoll  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ In BOD We Trust. Word of Sport, accessed March 21, 2009 . 
2. ↑ Video recording ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the tackle in the game Lions - All Blacks 
3. ^ Gavin Mairs: Brian O'Driscoll gets fans 'vote as Six Nations' top player. Daily Telegraph, March 27, 2009; accessed March 27, 2009 . 
4. ↑ O'Connell to skipper Lions. Sky Sports, April 21, 2009, accessed April 21, 2009 . 
5. ^ All about Amy Huberman. . . and Brian too at independent.ie, accessed December 13, 2013
6. ^ Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman marry in Ireland. In: www.telegraph.co.uk. July 3, 2010, accessed June 30, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Ruck-a-bye baby for Bod and Amy at irishmirror.ie, accessed December 13, 2013