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Brian O’Driscoll’s caught cold in an interview

Posted 740 days ago

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL is one of rugby’s more articulate players, but after Ireland’s 21-11 defeat by New Zealand in Wellington in 2008 he wasn’t quite as comfortable speaking to the media. Asked to do a television interview straight after the final whistle, the Ireland captain found himself struggling for words and visibly shivering as his body reacted to a game played in freezing conditions. It’s little wonder the interview lasted less than a minute…

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