Scots’ De Luca relishing O’Driscoll test

NICK DE LUCA left Riki Flutey and Mathew Tait dazed and confused last weekend, but the Scotland centre admits trying to do the same to Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy may be his biggest ever challenge.

De Luca came agonisingly close to a dream recall in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup draw at Murrayfield, the big-hitting Edinburgh star helping nullify England’s centre pairing of Flutey and Tait at Murrayfield.

He and Graeme Morrison will now be charged with doing the same in this weekend’s final RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland.