O’Driscoll relishing life in the spotlight

THE greatest testimony to the character and fortitude of the man is that Mick O’Driscoll this evening makes his 40th Heineken Cup appearance for Munster in the most competitive area of the team.

Since he came on the scene, big Micko has had to battle with some of the great second-row artists of the age, men like Mick Galwey, John Langford, Paul O’Connell and Donncha O’Callaghan.

He didn’t always get the call and even departed for Perpignan with whom he also made seven European appearances.