Rugby star Brian O’Driscoll has admitted that he would have never lived it down if he had put this Friday’s Royal Wedding ahead of his European match on Saturday.
According to The Guardian, O’Driscoll confirmed that his wife, actress Amy Huberman, would be attending the ceremony but said that he couldn’t miss the captain’s run on Friday.
O'Driscoll said: "As big an honour as it was to be invited I can't ask for team runs to be at half-six in the evening so I can go to the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey."
"One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place. The team ethos comes first even after 12 years."
"My wife is going on our behalf as we also felt there was an element of our representing Ireland as well. It's going to be an incredible thing, with two billion watching, but I'll be at home, preparing for Toulouse."
Leinster are set to play Toulouse in the Heineken Cup semi-final this Saturday in Dublin
