Rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll showed off his tennis skills as he joined a host of celebrities at Wimbledon at the weekend.

"Delighted to be part of Ireland's 2023 RWC Bid Board. Hopefully a great opportunity to showcase the best of Ireland."

The selection of Jamie O’Sullivan for the injured Brian O’Driscoll is the only change in the Cork senior football side for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 final against Dublin in Croke Park (4pm).

Let’s rewind two weeks.

Brian O’Driscoll has challenged Ireland’s stars of tomorrow to break his all-time Test appearances record.

Ireland had an unspoken pact to see off Warren Gatland’s Wales and help Brian O’Driscoll end the British Lions final Test argument, according to Rory Best.

And now, the end is near. A year on from the interminable ‘will-he-won’t-he retire’ narrative that permeated Brian O’Driscoll’s Six Nations — and the entire season — we know for sure that the great man won’t be back this way again.