O’Driscoll shrugs off hype as historic 100th cap beckons

SATURDAY’S 100th international cap represents the latest milestone in the magnificent rugby career of Brian O’Driscoll but the man himself seems immune to the hype and headlines surrounding his entry into the century club.

Instead, the skipper insists it will be business as usual when he leads his team out against Wales at Croke Park, revealing that he will utilise all of the emotion surrounding the achievement “into playing the best I can”.

Yesterday’s squad press conference developed into a discussion of O’Driscoll past, present and future with the national captain, not for the first time, surpassing all expectations.