Brian O'Driscoll
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| Full name | Brian Gerald O'Driscoll | ||
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||
| School | Blackrock College | ||
| University | University College Dublin | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Current team | University College Dublin RFC | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1998–2014 | University College Dublin | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1999–2014 | Leinster | 186 | (311) |
| correct as of 31 May 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996 1998 1999 2002 1999–2014 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 2000–2004 |
Ireland Schools Ireland U-19s Ireland U-21s Ireland A Ireland British and Irish Lions Barbarians |
3 5 4 1 133 8 3 |
(245) (5) (5) |
| correct as of 17 March 2014. | |||
Brian Gerald O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. Registered at University College Dublin R.F.C., he played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and formerly for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby union players of all time.
O'Driscoll is the second most-capped player in rugby union history, having played 141 test matches – 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions. He scored 46 tries for Ireland and 1 try for the Lions in 2001, making him the highest try scorer of all time in Irish Rugby. He is the 8th-highest try scorer in international rugby union history, and the highest scoring centre of all time.
O'Driscoll holds the Six Nations record for most tries scored with 26. He has scored the most Heineken Cup tries (30) for an Irishman. O'Driscoll was chosen as Player of the Tournament in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Six Nations Championships.
O'Driscoll was born in Dublin to Frank and Geraldine O'Driscoll, both physicians. O'Driscoll hails from a family steeped in rugby. His father, Frank, played two games for Ireland and an uncle, Barry, won four caps. But it was his other uncle, John, who really put the O'Driscoll name on the map: he represented Ireland 26 times and was a member of the Lions side who toured 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand.
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