O’Connor defends ‘undercooked’ Drico

Leinster coach Matt O’Connor has come to the defence of what he termed an “undercooked” Brian O’Driscoll and Irish team in the wake of disappointing individual and collective displays against the Wallabies last week.

O’Driscoll’s less-than-stellar form this past two weeks has inevitably stoked debate in some circles as to the wisdom or otherwise of his decision to play one more campaign before finally hanging up the boots.

The Leinster centre entered the Guinness Series window with just 73 minutes under his belt, against Cardiff last month, due to injury and has not featured prominently aside from a handful of standout moments against Samoa.