Mick O'Driscoll

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Michael Rowan O'Driscoll (born 8 October 1978) is an Irish former rugby union player. He played for Munster in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup, and played internationally for Ireland. He was an integral senior player for Munster and captained the province numerous times, particularly during the 2008–09 season.

Early life

O'Driscoll attended Presentation Brothers College, Cork and was in the same class as Peter Stringer. He also won a schools rugby medal in 1996. He also played GAA at underage level with Éire Óg in Cork. His compatriot and former Leinster centre, Brian O'Driscoll, is no relation.[1]

Munster

He made his Munster debut in 1998 against Neath. During his professional career, O'Driscoll has also played for USA Perpignan in France. Mostly a second-row in his time in Ireland, he often played in the back-row in France. He returned to Munster in 2005 and became an important member of the Munster squad. He won the Munster Player of the Year award for the 2009/10 season. O'Driscoll became the eighth Munster player to win 200 caps for the province on 3 March 2012, during a league game against Newport Gwent Dragons.[2]

It was announced on 17 April 2012 that O'Driscoll would be retiring from international and national rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season.[3] His last game for the province was the away league play-off semi-final against Ospreys on 11 May 2012, which Munster lost 45-10.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

It was announced on 10 April 2014 that O'Driscoll would be joining Munster's coaching staff from 1 July 2014 as a Technical Advisor. O'Driscoll will also be responsible for Munster A team.[4]

Ireland

His international debut came as a replacement against Romania in 2001. O'Driscoll won 23 caps for Ireland, the last of which came against Scotland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-ups. He was a member of Ireland's 2009 Grand Slam winning team. He was selected in Ireland's 2011 World Cup training squad for the warm-up tests in August, but was not selected in the final 30-man squad for the World Cup and never played for his country again.

Statistics

International analysis by opposition

Against Played Won Lost Drawn Tries Points % Won
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of England.svg England 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of France.svg France 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4 0 4 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 1 1 0 0 0 50
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
Total 23 11 12 0 0 0 47.83

Correct as of 5 July 2017[5]

References

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  5. ↑ Mick O'Driscoll, ESPN Scrum, 5 July 2017

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External links

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