O'Driscoll: Ireland have to win opening game

Brian O’Driscoll admits it will be “disastrous” if Ireland fail to crush Namibia in Sunday’s World Cup opener at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.

Sat, 08 Sep, 2007 - 10:02

Brian O’Driscoll admits it will be “disastrous” if Ireland fail to crush Namibia in Sunday’s World Cup opener at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.

Ireland’s group took an amazing twist last night when Argentina defeated France 17-15 and O’Driscoll knows qualification for the group stages could go down to the wire,

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: Stade Chaban-Delmas Person: O'Driscoll Person: Brian O’Driscoll Person: O’Driscoll Event: World Cup Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Namibia Organisation: Argentina Organisation: France Organisation: Australia

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