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Brian O'Driscoll

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Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish former professional rugby union player who played his whole career at outside centre for the province of Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012 and led the British and Irish Lions on their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is the sixth most capped player in rugby union history with 141 test matches, Ireland's highest try scorer, and holds the record for most Six Nations tries with 26. He was chosen as Player of the Tournament in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Six Nations, was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2016, and later worked as a television pundit and in business start-ups.

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    born 21 January 1979
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    is an Irish former professional rugby union player
  • Competed In: Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup
    He played for Ireland in the last four World Cups (17 caps, 7 tries).
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