Tuqiri to expose O’Driscoll weak spots in centre

AUSTRALIA centre Lote Tuqiri has drawn first blood in his duel with Brian O’Driscoll by declaring he is ready to expose the Ireland skipper’s Achilles heel.

Tuqiri will line-up opposite O’Driscoll at Lansdowne Road tomorrow in a potentially explosive midfield battle that also sees Wallaby skipper Stirling Mortlock lock horns with Gordon D’Arcy.

The 27-year-old is still a relative novice at outside centre but claims to have uncovered weaknesses in O’Driscoll’s game.

Tuqiri said: “There are one or two things there and hopefully on Sunday we can reveal that.

“Stirling Mortlock and I have a big task on our hands to shut O’Driscoll and D’Arcy down. I think we can do it.”