Mick O'Driscoll to seize his chance

Mick O’Driscoll sympathises with Paul O’Connell’s disappointment at missing Ireland’s vital RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy but intends to make the most of his own opportunity.

A fractured right thumb has forced O’Connell to sit out tomorrow’s showdown at the Stadio Flaminio, allowing his Munster team-mate O’Driscoll to win his ninth cap.