O’Brien: I may be stuck on the bench

Sean O’Brien yesterday launched a game for mobile phones which involves him storming through the streets of Dublin and sending any taxis and buses unfortunate enough to be in his path flying like skittles.

The idea to use O’Brien for the Street Rugby app was hardly a reach with a man whose nickname is the Tullow Tank and yet the Leinster and Ireland flanker is a good deal more delicate than his virtual alter ego would suggest.

He picked up bad bruising on a knee during last week’s Amlin Challenge Cup final defeat of Stade Francais and won’t know for sure if he can play tomorrow’s RaboDirect Pro12 decider against Ulster until a run-through at the RDS this morning.