Wallabies wary of Woody

Australia know just how dangerous Brian ‘Waltzing’ O’Driscoll can be after a devastating Lions tour Down Under two years ago but, for those in the murky world of the Wallabies front row, no Irishman is held in higher esteem than Keith Wood.

Australia know just how dangerous Brian ‘Waltzing’ O’Driscoll can be after a devastating Lions tour Down Under two years ago but, for those in the murky world of the Wallabies front row, no Irishman is held in higher esteem than Keith Wood.

The heartbeat of the Ireland side, Wood is in the last throes of a stellar career and battled back from a year on the sidelines with serious neck and shoulder injuries to make the World Cup.

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