BOD’s father worries for health of battered son

Brian O’Driscoll’s father fears his son will suffer long term damage from the head traumas sustained during his illustrious rugby career.

Frank O’Driscoll, a former Ireland international and now a GP in Dublin, said that players should have “no say whatsoever” in determining if they should continue to play after suffering a blow to the head.

And he admitted the decision to allow the Ireland legend back onto the field after sustaining such a knock last season as “outrageous” and “nonsense”.