About Brian O'Driscoll
Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played his entire career at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the British & Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is often regarded as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. O'Driscoll is the sixth most-capped player in rugby union history, having played 141 test matches: 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the Lions. With 46 tries for Ireland and 1 try for the Lions in 2001, he is Ireland's highest-ever try scorer; additionally, he is the 10th-highest try scorer in international rugby union history and the highest-scoring centre of all time. He also holds the record for the most Six Nations tries with 26. O'Driscoll was chosen as Player of the Tournament in the 2006, 2007 and 2009 Six Nations Championships. He was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame on 17 November 2016 at the opening ceremony of its first location in Rugby, England. Since retirement, he has worked as a pundit and analyst for BT Sport and ITV Sport and ventured into business start-ups, including the Ultimate Rugby mobile app and Zipp, an Irish e-scooter business. O'Driscoll was involved in Irish Rugby's unsuccessful bid to host the 2023 World Cup. O'Driscoll holds the Six Nations record for most tries scored with 26. In 1998, O'Driscoll played for the Ireland U-19 side, which won the Under 19 Rugby World Championship. His father, Frank, played two games for Ireland and a cousin of his father, Barry, won four caps.
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