O'Driscoll named in starting XV

Brian O'Driscoll has been named to start in the centre by Ireland Coach Eddie O'Sullivan in the Ireland team to play Namibia in the opening Rugby World Cup Group D game this Sunday in Bordeaux.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2007 - 12:49
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Brian O'Driscoll has been named to start in the centre by Ireland Coach Eddie O'Sullivan in the Ireland team to play Namibia in the opening Rugby World Cup Group D game this Sunday in Bordeaux.

O'Driscoll has recovered on schedule from his fractured sinus and has been given the all clear following a scan on the injury.

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