Brian O’Driscoll captaincy in doubt
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Brian O’Driscoll may be looking at losing his captaincy of the Irish according to new coach Declan Kidney who is considering a change at the top.
O’Driscoll is who replaced Irish Rugby legend Keith Wood in early 2004 has been well below his best in recent times. O’Driscoll had no impact at the poor showing of the Irish at the Rugby World Cup in France and continued to look well below his best in tests in June against New Zealand and Australia.
It could be blessing in disguise for Brian O’Driscoll to be rested as it may relieve the pressure that has been building up on him off the back of the poor recent performances of the Irish.
O’Driscoll has long been regarded one of the best centres in the world but has long been marked out of games and his individual performances have been nullifed against the best opposition. This has also contributed to the recent poor performance of the Irish.
We are likely to know the outcome closer to the tests in November when the southern hemisphere teams underake their tour to Europe. Likely candidates are Paul O’Connell and Ronan O’Gara should O’Driscoll be replaced by new coach Declan Kidney. My money would be on Paul O’Connell who has proven to possess limitless skills, determination and has the leadership gene.
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