O'Driscoll - Same again from Ireland
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Brian O'Driscoll ruled out a tactical rethink as Ireland attempt to defend their Grand Slam title.
The Irish stormed to only the second clean sweep in their history last year and are in the rare position of being the championship's prized scalp.
Head coach Declan Kidney masterminded the RBS 6 Nations triumph in only his first season in charge and O'Driscoll admitted they will not be tinkering with that winning formula.
'There will be no change of emphasis,' said the Ireland skipper.
'I was once told you don't ever defend anything, you just role up your sleeves and try to win it again.
'It will be the same attitude that we've had for the past 10 years.
'You try and build into a competition, you don't win it in the first couple of weeks. That's how you lose it.
'We'll build slowly and go from there - or even better build fast and go from there.'
O'Driscoll will be competing in his eighth Six Nations as captain yet the 31-year-old remains as motivated as ever.
'Definitely I'm as hungry as ever, if not hungrier,' he said.
'Certainly after winning silverware your ambition doesn't wane in any way shape or form. If anything it heightens it.
'It gives you a taste and appetite for silverware and you want more.'
