@@TheWolfandreptile It's obviously a very difficult question to answer and, to be fair, I dont believe that there is such a thing as "the best rugby player of all time" but BOD is as good a candidate as any one of a very small cohort of other legends.....Your reaction suggests that your'e either resentful or an idiot or both. Do let me know
@@conish64 lol he’s not even the best player in his position let alone the being the best player of all time. He’s very good of course, but you have to be the best in your position to then be in the argument for best player of all time.
My comment is being g made in Dec. 2022. Rugby certainly prospered from there top players like Brian O ' Driscoll . He certainly had the touch of class when playing for club , province, country & the Lions . He made my heart jump in excitement when ever be got ball in hand & when he wasted the opposition when he took off . A clean player through out his career in spite of what some oppositions resorted to , he rose above it, to me that's class of a gent!mean that Brian is . Personally I kept my interest in rugby because of him , a true clubman ,province & country we could not have a better ambassador for our country . Thank you Brian for all the hours of enjoyment watching you play the game of Rugby . As the old saying goes ! Cream always rises .
What an amazing rugby legend. Certainly irelands best ever centre and one of the worlds greatest.. the battering he received from opponents (when they could catch him) was intense Beside his rugby brilliance he is also a gentleman and a great ambassador for Irish rugby What is not well known outside of Ireland is the cross community work he supported in Belfast. Very brave and sincere.... and deeply appreciated by your friends in N Ireland Thankyou for your brilliance, kindness and sincerity ( from Belfast)
Throughout his career as both team player & Captain of Ireland & the Lions...BOD WAS GOD.!!!.....& in all replays of archival footage....still remains..Almighty. !!!
It's amazing how far Anglo Irish relations have come since the dark old days. Back then you'd never hear an Englishman talk so highly of an Irishman. We have Mr Hume and Mr Trimble to thank for that and a few others. But they're not wrong either, Brian was the best player to come out of the NH and he's still the best all round.... Couple of French lads playing at the moment that might equal his abilities though, time will tell.
@Laoch Let me explain the comment for the benefit of any other person that might happen across your stupid comment - there are some people in Ireland that believe that they somehow represent everything noble about Ireland, it's culture, it local sporting rivalries etc. In extreme cases it culminates in the rank stupidity of @Laoch comment - to declare that a Dubliner is not Irish. Most Dubliners have relatives in the wider country wherein more bitter rivalries exist, perhaps that of a sibling done well in Dublin, which exacerbate this town vs country narrative. With people like @Laoch where even the name speaks of a Gaelic snobbery, you might as well have angels fly out of the back of your arse as to convince them of the stupidity of their belief never mind their brainless utterances - many of us Dubliners grew up with cousins like this who, until you learn to put them in their place and until such time as they grow and mature, typically in their 30's, you have to listen, embarrassed, to this bollox. Now on a more personal note @Laoch, my grandfathers fought for Irish freedom. I am known as Seamus, not Jim - a name I use for non-Irish speakers whom have met in my professional and personal life - people who ní labhraíonn nó ní thuigeann an teanga - (I made that as simple as possible and so you can use Google Translate) and mine (Christian and Surname) are steeped in the fight for Irish freedom and Irishness. I spent half the year, every year, of my first 20 years farming in the West of Ireland to ensure a family farm stayed running and thus transcend any country/city paradigm you care to mention - most of all I met dumb, ignorant people like yourself, in both country and city who are an embarrassment to the virulent, intellect, joie de vivre, brilliance that is Irish people in general. I have lived in New York, France (une troisième langue), Holland (een vierde taal) and know a good number of people in each place many of which I am honoured to call friend and all who universally call me Irish - as I an utterly proud to be. I wear my Dublin jersey with pride - a jersey I earned having represented my county at minor and U21 as a footballer. Any you, ya thick gobshyte, what have you done? Jog on ya clown
@@james09995 I was trying to find the comment that appeared to provoke such a virulent response frm you.. And I have to admit the response(it could certainly be described as a "put down"was impressive.. .And I will add to describe Ireland's Political past and History as confusing, complicated and complex is probably the understatment of the century!!.. And I can personally attest to that, being born in London's East end to parents who were born&raised in Cahirciveen,County Kerry.. So I had my mom who was pretty middle of the road with her Politics while maintaining quite the fascination with the Queen all of her life and my "old Man" who was very much a proud Republican and probably just as proud and vociferous with his feelings on "John bull's" country!! .Most confusing for his children!
@@jerryoshea3116 I understand you Jerry,fortunately for me i never bothered reading war and peace for the vloggler or blogger above you,wow that was some bolloxs
@@qualitygoldfish2198 Yes he's a little to enthusiastic wth the volume (verbose!)and a few Paragraphs might have helped! But I'll own up to writing to mucho BS(in the past),it's easy to get swept away in the moment👍
Yes a superb player indeed but for me personally and not being biased because I'm a kiwi, Ma'a Nonu in the All Black's midfield was unstoppable, especially in his last 5 years. Had the full skillet along with size, power and speed to burn. Just look at his try at the 2015 RWC final. Best I've seen in a final!
We could really do with a player like Drico right now, the team we have now does not have a competent focused leader and they're sliding down the rankings slowly but surely 😔
not worth it - stupid dubbed commentary (or being cheap and buying some radio commentary) - and grating footage - too many talking heads - it will be done properly one day
So few likes.......I'm amazed......the greatest player I've seen in my lifetime and he was up against alot of competition
Brian O'Driscal the best rugby player of all-time
Ill second that
Bahahahahaha
@@TheWolfandreptile It's obviously a very difficult question to answer and, to be fair, I dont believe that there is such a thing as "the best rugby player of all time" but BOD is as good a candidate as any one of a very small cohort of other legends.....Your reaction suggests that your'e either resentful or an idiot or both. Do let me know
@@conish64 lol he’s not even the best player in his position let alone the being the best player of all time. He’s very good of course, but you have to be the best in your position to then be in the argument for best player of all time.
@@TheWolfandreptile I see. No doubt you're going to give me your list of "better" outside centres. I can't wait
My comment is being g made in Dec. 2022. Rugby certainly prospered from there top players like Brian O ' Driscoll . He certainly had the touch of class when playing for club , province, country & the Lions . He made my heart jump in excitement when ever be got ball in hand & when he wasted the opposition when he took off . A clean player through out his career in spite of what some oppositions resorted to , he rose above it, to me that's class of a gent!mean that Brian is . Personally I kept my interest in rugby because of him , a true clubman ,province & country we could not have a better ambassador for our country . Thank you Brian for all the hours of enjoyment watching you play the game of Rugby . As the old saying goes ! Cream always rises .
Absolutely joy to watch great player leader Irishman
What an amazing rugby legend. Certainly irelands best ever centre and one of the worlds greatest.. the battering he received from opponents (when they could catch him) was intense
Beside his rugby brilliance he is also a gentleman and a great ambassador for Irish rugby
What is not well known outside of Ireland is the cross community work he supported in Belfast. Very brave and sincere.... and deeply appreciated by your friends in N Ireland
Thankyou for your brilliance, kindness and sincerity ( from Belfast)
Exceptional player as were the players that were inspired by him,such a special man.
Throughout his career as both team player & Captain of Ireland & the Lions...BOD WAS GOD.!!!.....& in all replays of archival footage....still remains..Almighty. !!!
22m22s, "The British Lions go to SA".. nice of them to invite the Irish lads so ;)
🍀 Detroit ❤ Brian O'Driscoll
I enjoyed this many great memories! Good on ya Kate.
What a super star 🌟
The greatest centre of all time.
the greatest player of all time
A brilliant player and individual.
It's amazing how far Anglo Irish relations have come since the dark old days.
Back then you'd never hear an Englishman talk so highly of an Irishman.
We have Mr Hume and Mr Trimble to thank for that and a few others.
But they're not wrong either, Brian was the best player to come out of the NH and he's still the best all round.... Couple of French lads playing at the moment that might equal his abilities though, time will tell.
makes me proud to be an Irishman and a Dubliner!
@Laoch Let me explain the comment for the benefit of any other person that might happen across your stupid comment - there are some people in Ireland that believe that they somehow represent everything noble about Ireland, it's culture, it local sporting rivalries etc. In extreme cases it culminates in the rank stupidity of @Laoch comment - to declare that a Dubliner is not Irish. Most Dubliners have relatives in the wider country wherein more bitter rivalries exist, perhaps that of a sibling done well in Dublin, which exacerbate this town vs country narrative. With people like @Laoch where even the name speaks of a Gaelic snobbery, you might as well have angels fly out of the back of your arse as to convince them of the stupidity of their belief never mind their brainless utterances - many of us Dubliners grew up with cousins like this who, until you learn to put them in their place and until such time as they grow and mature, typically in their 30's, you have to listen, embarrassed, to this bollox. Now on a more personal note @Laoch, my grandfathers fought for Irish freedom. I am known as Seamus, not Jim - a name I use for non-Irish speakers whom have met in my professional and personal life - people who ní labhraíonn nó ní thuigeann an teanga - (I made that as simple as possible and so you can use Google Translate) and mine (Christian and Surname) are steeped in the fight for Irish freedom and Irishness. I spent half the year, every year, of my first 20 years farming in the West of Ireland to ensure a family farm stayed running and thus transcend any country/city paradigm you care to mention - most of all I met dumb, ignorant people like yourself, in both country and city who are an embarrassment to the virulent, intellect, joie de vivre, brilliance that is Irish people in general. I have lived in New York, France (une troisième langue), Holland (een vierde taal) and know a good number of people in each place many of which I am honoured to call friend and all who universally call me Irish - as I an utterly proud to be. I wear my Dublin jersey with pride - a jersey I earned having represented my county at minor and U21 as a footballer. Any you, ya thick gobshyte, what have you done? Jog on ya clown
@@james09995 I was trying to find the comment that appeared to provoke such a virulent response frm you..
And I have to admit the response(it could certainly be described as a "put down"was impressive..
.And I will add to describe Ireland's Political past and History as confusing, complicated and complex is probably the understatment of the century!!..
And I can personally attest to that, being born in London's East end to parents who were born&raised in Cahirciveen,County Kerry..
So I had my mom who was pretty middle of the road with her Politics while maintaining quite the fascination with the Queen all of her life and my "old Man" who was very much a proud Republican and probably just as proud and vociferous with his feelings on "John bull's" country!!
.Most confusing for his children!
@@jerryoshea3116 I understand you Jerry,fortunately for me i never bothered reading war and peace for the vloggler or blogger above you,wow that was some bolloxs
@@qualitygoldfish2198 Yes he's a little to enthusiastic wth the volume (verbose!)and a few Paragraphs might have helped!
But I'll own up to writing to mucho BS(in the past),it's easy to get swept away in the moment👍
Northsider
BOD - You make me feel good - thank you....
Legend!!!!!!
What a legend 👏
Thanks for uploading 👍
G'wan BOD
🕋👨👩👧💕🇵🇰👌Let see when the Irish and World can see new brain o Driscoll in Irish rugby.SRK from korangi karachi Pakistan
Spear tackle ??? Wtf. How he came back from that is testament to his greatness.
Legend 🦾☘️❤️
Great player wish us Scots had a inside centre as good as he was
Brian was outside centre, 13.
@@SMacCuUladh He was both inside and outside centre. He started at 12 and moved to 13 later when D'Arcy filled his position during an absence.
@@EclecticSceptic what is his percentage caps at 12?
@@SMacCuUladh Much less obviously I'm just stating a fact though.
@@EclecticSceptic I get that, just seemed a little nit picky but i guess i was picking some nits myself, lol.
Very good essay... Thank you.
Clontarf is outside Dublin? It's fairly close to being splat bang in the middle of Dublin.
Your channel has a wide variety and quality content. The commentary on this is so strange though. Like a robot with an Irish accent.
it's a ripped video from the irish times newspaper.
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Yes a superb player indeed but for me personally and not being biased because I'm a kiwi, Ma'a Nonu in the All Black's midfield was unstoppable, especially in his last 5 years. Had the full skillet along with size, power and speed to burn. Just look at his try at the 2015 RWC final. Best I've seen in a final!
Forgot to mention, 2 world cups to his name as was an integral part in both!!
Shut up
We could really do with a player like Drico right now, the team we have now does not have a competent focused leader and they're sliding down the rankings slowly but surely 😔
That aged well
And look at us now
What's with the stupid fake commentary on the clips of the games??
Was thinking that myself, pure sounded shite.
Yup. Also, who is "O'Leary" when he scores the try at 13:32?! Were they actually just making up names?!
Thought it might have been Thomas O'Leary but he wasn't playing yet. Must have actually just been making names up, yeah.
Ian 'Magidan' 19:47, bizzare
Sounds like Will from the Inbetweeners
I met him today
who?
@@ciarancosgrave who do you think
Should be Irelands head coach, Paul OConnell is already there as forward coach.
4:37 Oo, er, missus!!
Clontarf is just outside Dublin? The city ye, but it's in Dublin
@@antonbracken5951 it doesn't matter where you live it's how you live !
@Laoch Really that's news to me, explain?
@Aaron Morgan Ye but Clontarf is literally a 10 minute drive from Dublin city center.
Not only Irish
Why is turlough O’Brien a thing?
1.16...... that's as long as I could stomach the voice over. Awful.
Centre of a generation! Let’s wait for embittered Kiwi comments
Why is there a giant paper maché ass hanging over Shane burns head at 2:34? N I'm not talking about his haircut.
Who's yer Wan?
GAA was the sport of the 2000s ! Gees #ardmhachabu
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The fake commentary is hilarious.
Hilarious but also really irritating.
S
What's with the Gary Glitter looking former coach? Was he in the showers with them or what?
Your mind is in a funny place !! Did somthing happen when you played school sport ???
not worth it - stupid dubbed commentary (or being cheap and buying some radio commentary) - and grating footage - too many talking heads - it will be done properly one day
Such a bad video of a great player. Where did that game commentating come from? It's rubbish
Way to ruin good moments
Best centre ever tbf