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O'Driscoll back training with Ireland

Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll has returned to training and has not experienced any problems with his calf injury meaning he could yet play all three November Test matches.

Rugby • 31 Oct 13

Warren Gatland said dropping Brian O'Driscoll was the toughest call of his career

Gatland: Dropping BOD hardest call of my career

Warren Gatland has revealed that dropping Brian O’Driscoll for the final and deciding Test of this year’s Lions tour of Australia was the toughest decision of his coaching career.

Rugby • 27 Oct 13

Lote Tuqiri may be fit for Saturday's clash with Connacht

No new injury concerns for Leinster

Leinster coach Matt O'Connor has reported no new injury concerns ahead of Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Connacht at the RDS.

Rugby • 21 Oct 13

Brian O'Driscoll is suffering from a calf injury

O'Driscoll to miss Leinster's clash with Castres

Brian O'Driscoll will miss Leinster's Heineken Cup pool match against Castres on Saturday.

Rugby • 18 Oct 13

Brian O'Driscoll is rated doubtful for Leinster's tie with Ospreys

O'Driscoll losing fitness battle for Ospreys tie

Brian O’Driscoll is unlikely to play in Leinster’s Heineken Cup clash with Opreys in Swansea on Saturday.

Rugby • 10 Oct 13

Richardt Strauss will undergo heart surgery this week and will not play again this season

Strauss out for season with heart condition

Ireland and Leinster hooker Richardt Strauss has been diagnosed with a heart condition and has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

Rugby • 08 Oct 13

Brian O'Driscoll Lions tour ended in the stands

O'Driscoll admits he still resents Lions axing

Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll says he is still resentful towards Warren Gatland for dropping him for the deciding British and Irish Lions test against Australia in Brisbane.

Rugby • 05 Sep 13

Brian O'Driscoll says he sticking to retirement pledge

O'Driscoll confirms this is definitely last season

Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll has dashed any hopes that he might play on beyond this season, declaring he will definitely be hanging up his boots.

Rugby • 03 Sep 13

Alun-Wyn Jones: 'It's funny because before the last game everyone was criticising him, saying that he had done the wrong thing with his selection, and now they are touting him for the next one'

Jones: Gambling Gatland can lead Lions again

Alun-Wyn Jones believes Warren Gatland's gamble on Brian O'Driscoll proves the Wales coach can be the man to lead the Lions in four years' time.

Rugby • 14 Jul 13

Much attention will be on how Jonathan Davies performs on Saturday

Davies feels no pressure replacing O'Driscoll

Jonathan Davies feels no extra pressure after replacing Brian O'Driscoll for the British and Irish Lions' series decider against Australia in Sydney on Saturday.

Rugby • 04 Jul 13

Brian O'Driscoll taking part in a training session ahead of the final Test

Carling: 'No logic' to dropping O'Driscoll

Former England captain Will Carling believes Warren Gatland has made a huge error in dropping Brian O'Driscoll for the Test decider against Australia, claiming the decision has "no logic."

Rugby • 04 Jul 13

Lenihan: O'Driscoll's absence will hurt squad

Donal Lenihan feels Brian O'Driscoll's omission from the British and Irish Lions team to play Australia in the final Test of the series will put a cloud over the squad.

Rugby • 03 Jul 13

The Lions are bidding for a first series win since 2001

O'Driscoll calls for cool heads in final test

Captain-elect Brian O'Driscoll is poised for his British and Irish Lions swansong on Saturday, but he has insisted: "You can't let the emotion take over."

Rugby • 01 Jul 13

James Horwill will be available for the second Test

O'Driscoll: Horwill is a 'lucky boy'

Brian O'Driscoll believes Australia captain James Horwill is "a lucky boy" after he was cleared to play the second Test against the British and Irish Lions as his citing for stamping was dismissed.

Rugby • 25 Jun 13

Brian O'Driscoll is ready to make his mark against Australia

O'Driscoll hails 'unique' Lions

Brian O'Driscoll has delivered an impassioned eve-of-Test address on why the British and Irish Lions hold such a unique place in world rugby.

Rugby • 22 Jun 13

Adam Ashley-Cooper had been linked to a move to Leinster earlier in the year before signing a new contract with New South Wales Waratahs

Ashley-Cooper salutes ‘soldier’ O'Driscoll

Adam Ashley-Cooper insists Brian O'Driscoll remains as dangerous as ever as the rivals prepare to meet for the first time in Saturday's opening Test between Australia and the British and Irish Lions.

Rugby • 18 Jun 13

Brian O'Driscoll is only the third player in history to have featured on four Lions tours

Lions life energises O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll feels being on this year's British and Irish Lions tour is helping to keep him young.

Rugby • 18 Jun 13

Warren Gatland has been impressed with what he has seen so far from his Lions squad

Gatland expects Irish pair to be fit

Warren Gatland expects Leinster duo Brian O'Driscoll and Sean O'Brien to be on board Monday's flight to Hong Kong, where the tour opens against the Barbarians on 1 June.

Rugby • 21 May 13

O’Driscoll to miss Amlin Cup final

Brian O'Driscoll has been ruled out of the Amlin Challenge Cup final between Leinster and Stade Francais in Dublin tomorrow night.

Rugby • 16 May 13

Brian O'Driscoll will continue to line out for Ireland and Leinster

One more year for O'Driscoll

Ireland and Leinster star Brian O'Driscoll has signed a new one-year contract with the IRFU which will see him continue to play for both club and country until June 2014.

Rugby • 16 May 13

Brian O'Driscoll should be fit for Friday's Amlin Cup final

O'Driscoll injury not serious says Gatland

Warren Gatland has revealed players not involved in upcoming domestic and European cup finals could have an advantage when it comes to earning the nod for the opening Lions Test, and stated that Brian O'Driscoll's back injury is not serious.

Rugby • 13 May 13

Jonathan Sexton could feature for Leinster on Saturday, while Brian O'Driscoll is likely to play

Sexton closing in on return

Jonathan Sexton could be in line to make his return from a foot injury when Leinster meet Munster in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Saturday.

Rugby • 08 Apr 13

Brian O'Driscoll departs the Stadio Olimpico pitch after his indiscretion

IRFU will not appeal O'Driscoll suspension

The IRFU have confirmed that no appeal will be lodged with the Six Nations regarding the suspension of Brian O'Driscoll. O'Driscoll was suspended for three weeks following an incident during the RBS 6 Nations Championship game against Italy in Rome on 16 March 16.

Rugby • 28 Mar 13

Brian O'Driscoll will miss Leinster's next three games

O'Driscoll suspended for three weeks

Brian O'Driscoll has been suspended for three weeks for stamping on Italy's Simone Favaro in last weekend's 22-15 Six Nations defeat in Rome.

Six Nations • 20 Mar 13

A sin-binning and a loss to Italy means Brian O'Driscoll's Six Nations career is likely to have ended in ignominy

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O'Driscoll's fate to be decided on Wednesday

Brian O'Driscoll's citing hearing for stamping on Italy's Simone Favaro will be heard in London tomorrow morning, RBS 6 Nations organisers have confirmed.

Six Nations • 19 Mar 13

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