BOD is the man with the big play on the big day

I can understand why Brian O’Driscoll will be centre stage at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow for his last home game in an Ireland jersey but Paris was really where it all began for him.

That is where he became a star in 2000 and he will finish his Test career on the same ground next week.

Obviously, tomorrow’s game against Italy will be a chance for the home crowd to pay homage and it’s a marketing dream at the minute but you have to take these things into perspective. He’s Ireland’s most successful captain in the history of the game, he’s broken absolutely every record, he’s a fantastic fella and a wonderful player but it’s a natural progression and I don’t understand why some people are attaching a sadness to the occasion.