O’Driscoll and co left twiddling thumbs

THEY were able to mask their frustration, but Brian O’Driscoll and Denis Hickie still admitted morsels of disappointment yesterday.

O’Driscoll and co left twiddling thumbs

THEY were able to mask their frustration, but Brian O’Driscoll and Denis Hickie still admitted morsels of disappointment yesterday. When the time comes to count the cost of this sporting apocalypse, Irish hopes of a Grand Slam may be the biggest victim.

“I was actually in bed on Thursday,” Hickie recalled. “And I got a text from Brian, telling me that the two games were off. To be honest, everyone expected the England game after Wales fell by the way side. I was a little surprised they called Scotland off so early. That game is still a long time away.”

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