O’Driscoll tops with his peers

LEINSTER and Ireland centre Brian O’Driscoll, was last night voted the Bord Gáis Energy IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year by his fellow players at the 7th annual Bord Gáis Energy IRUPA Rugby Awards.

O’Driscoll beat off competition from Tommy Bowe and Stephen Ferris of Ulster to win the coveted honour.

Munster’s Keith Earls was also among those honoured when he was awarded the IRUPA Nature Valley Young Player of the Year.