Wallace wary of O’Brien’s ‘frightening’ potential

DAVID WALLACE believes Irish back row colleague Sean O’Brien is going to be a major force in world rugby, but the Munster veteran hopes his young colleague doesn’t hit a peak in tomorrow night’s crucial Magners League sellout at Thomond Park.

The Magners League leaders are looking to enhance an enviable home record, at the same time as trying to end a run of five consecutive Leinster victories, and the seasoned flanker believes O’Brien could be one of the biggest threats to that twin goal.

Wallace comes back from the Six Nations on a high but he recognises the potential damage O’Brien could do, apart altogether from the danger posed en bloc by the Leinster back row and several other high-profile players, not least his international captain Brian O’Driscoll.