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Brian O’Driscoll leads Ireland into this year’s Six Nations tournament.

After a disappointing World Cup, he tells Michael Moynihan the reason Adam Clayton is an inspiration in the weights room and why Rachel Allen beats Jamie Oliver up a stick

THE NIGHT before I talk to Brian O’Driscoll, he pops up on television. Nothing unusual in that, except this is a quick clip of one of his tries against France back in 2000. The young O’Driscoll: slim enough for his jersey to billow, the hair almost crew-cut short.