O’Driscoll steers clear of coach debate

Ireland’s veteran talisman Brian O’Driscoll has refused to be drawn into the debate surrounding Declan Kidney’s future as national coach.

O’Driscoll steers clear of coach debate

The days since the Murrayfield mugging have been consumed with speculation about possible successors, with Conor O’Shea, Joe Schmidt and Mike Ruddock among the perceived front-runners.

“We haven’t collectively got together and said what we do and do not want,” said O’Driscoll yesterday. “The IRFU will make the decision themselves and that’s their role. It’s not the players’ role to do that.

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