View brian odriscolls profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Headline brian odriscoll had to sell dummy and clear a ruck to win amy huberman. His phd awarded by trinity college dublin, 2006 was supported by an irish research council scholarship and concerned with the petrogenesis of layered maficultramafic intrusions. The road will rise to meet him but brian odriscolls journey has one. She has worked for huffpost uk since 2012, leading on a range. Brian odriscoll celebrity biography, zodiac sign and.
The bestselling autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time. Since 1999, when he made his international debut, there has been no greater player in world rugby than brian odriscoll. The battle paul oconnell the test brian odriscoll the second half roy. Great players such as brian o driscoll, willie john mcbride, j. Brian odriscoll director odriscoll lynn architects. Moments of genius from the irish legend who has given so much to the game in the past 14 years and continues to do so.
One of the greatest players to ever grace the game. Brian odriscoll was caught redhanded by wife amy having. In 2010 rugby world magazine named him its world player of the decade. Preorder online at eason now for your chance to win an irish rugby jersey. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. Sports star brian odriscoll is no doubt still celebrating his birthday this week and being one of the most popular men in the country, hes bound to have received plenty of well wishes. Brian odriscoll struggled to contain his emotions as his remarkable international career ended with ireland clinching the six nations title after a. Brian odriscoll it was an absolute privilege to play against. Post focus on rugby union ireland star brian odriscoll was due to undergo surgery yesterday on the ankle ligament trouble that has sidelined him for his countrys autumn tests.
Brian d driscoll, brian david driscoll, driscoll brian and brian daiscoll are some of the alias or nicknames that brian has used. Brian odriscolls 10 most memorable moments in pictures. This biography looks at his early life, and his career as one of rugbys top outside centres. But it was the adorable, handmade birthday card from his two kids, daughter sadie and son billy, which he treasured the most. Brian odriscoll bio, facts, family famous birthdays. A 20yearold odriscoll claimed his first cap on 12 june 1999 at ballymore when the tourists were outclassed 4610 by the wallabies. One hot summer evening, elevenyearold mikey driscoll is on his way home. Brian gerald odriscoll born january 21, 1979 is an irish professional rugby union player. Brian odriscoll has been given a threeweek suspension for his stamp on italys simone favaro in irelands six nations defeat in rome. Books by peter driscoll author of the wilby conspiracy. Clive was the man who had won a world cup, he had the experience and i was there to back him up and get across what he wanted to do. Brogan driscoll is life editor of huffpost uk, heading up commercial and media partnerships from the editorial side of the business.
Brian driscoll is 73 years old today because brians birthday is on 07051946. Enda has worked with international high achievers such as rugby legend brian o driscoll, the leinster and irish rugby teams, olympian david gillick, riverdance principal dancer, padraic moyles, and top management teams in companies like digicel, diageo, intel, microsoft and facebook. Explore books by brian odriscoll with our selection at. This is the longawaited autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our. Now, at the end of his amazing career which culminated in fairytale fashion with irelands victory in the 2014 six nations championship he tells his own story. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Odriscoll, who spent the majority of his career playing at centre, made 3 appearances for. Easons ireland my autobiography by rory best will be. I relands former centre odriscoll has once again beaten roy keane in the battle of. Peter driscolls most popular book is the wilby conspiracy.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brians connections and jobs at similar companies. No one put their body on the line quite like sam warburton. Brian odriscoll assassin kevin mealamu opens up about that 2005 spear tackle nearly 12 years on from the spear tackle which ended brian odriscolls 2005. Nicknamed bod by the croke park faithful, dublin boy brian o driscoll is an internationally admired rugby player and an irish hero. Brian o driscoll the best coach irish rugby arguably irish sport has ever had malachy clerkin, irish times in the autumn of 2010, a littleknown new zealander called joe schmidt took over as head coach at leinster. The submission of o driscoll related information for inclusion in the o driscoll collection and the o driscoll heritage exhibition 2011 is invited. Honest, gritty and thoughtful, brian odriscolls autobiography is not just an essential sports book. The test meet brian o driscoll dublin at christmas. Next saturday, brian odriscoll will play in an ireland jersey for the final time at home. Brian odriscoll assassin kevin mealamu opens up about. Before moving to brians current city of, brian lived in pittsboro nc and chapel hill nc.
Brian odriscoll and amy huberman extension falls foul of. Williams, chester williams, colin meads, gavin hastings and brian moore give us a fascinating insiders view, as does world cup final referee derek bevan, who reveals what it is like to try to control thirty powerful and often volatile men in a highly competitive situation. Explore books by sean odriscoll with our selection at. Honest, gritty and thoughtful, brian odriscoll s autobiography is not just an essential sports book. My autobiography first edition by brian odriscoll isbn. Since 1999, when he made his international debut, there has been no greater player in world rugby than brian o driscoll. He captained ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the british and irish lions for their 2005 tour of new zealand. Eason top 5 best selling irish sport books of the decade.
It is a book that speaks of travels in many places but its roots are in dublin, in the comfortable and secure world of his clontarf childhood. Entrusted by joe schmidt to lead the side that looked on the wane following the 2015 world cup, bests inspirational leadership skills and abrasive qualities proved to be the foundation stones for the most successful period in irelands history. Honest, gritty and thoughtful, brian odriscolls autobiography is not just. He was captain of the irish national team and captained leinster rugby until the start of 2008 season sourced. South africa punished our mistakes in durban but once the scrum was sorted out we showed we have what it takes to win. He played at outside centre for the irish provincial team leinster and for ireland. Brian odriscoll and amy hubermans plans to completely revamp their new 1. In 2010 rugby world magazine named him its world player of the decade and since then the legend has only grown. Three twoepisode, singlestory series aired one each on consecutive nights in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Enda has worked with international high achievers such as rugby legend brian odriscoll, the leinster and irish rugby teams, olympian david gillick, riverdance principal dancer, padraic moyles, and top management teams in companies like digicel, diageo, intel, microsoft and facebook. Brian gerard odriscoll born 21 january 1979 is a former irish professional rugby union player. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. He is a former captain of ireland and also captained the british and irish lions. Brian odriscoll is an irish international rugby union player who retired at the end of the 2014 season.
Brian odriscoll is a famous irish rugby player, who was born on january 21, 1979. The bestselling autobiography of the greatest rugby player of. To book him to speak at your corporate event call us on 00353 0 1475 0360. Will, brian and luke grow up competing for their mothers unequal love. The retired ireland rugby player shared a picture of the card he received from his. This is the longawaited autobiography of the greatest rugby player of our time. Brian o driscoll when he signs his much anticipated autobiography, the test. Song will and elizabeth from pirates of the caribbean. Rory best is widelyregarded as one of irelands greatest ever captains. Brian odriscoll had to sell dummy and clear a ruck to win.
Media in category brian odriscoll the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on brian odriscoll. Brian odriscoll how is brian odriscoll abbreviated. I am a huge rugby fan and as much a fan of brian odriscoll as any english person. Brian odriscoll studied geology at university college cork, ireland, where he graduated with a bsc in 2003. It is an essential book about family, friends, hard work, courage and imagination. Move to centre from scrumhalf, 1994 a few years ago, rte, the irish national broadcaster, sat down with brian odriscoll for 10 questions about his career. With the world cup shortly to begin in england, i thought id get into the zone by. Odriscoll later played in all four of irelands games at the 1999 rugby world cup, scoring his first try against the usa. Brian odriscoll is the mostcapped player in rugby union history. Brian odriscoll was caught redhanded by wife amy having a bit too much fun on a business trip.
1262 1006 1135 1492 605 871 1106 18 347 555 1386 1058 1028 720 1468 322 764 954 920 1397 989 389 1481 1539 485 1195 1264 182 845 838 948 43 200 633 1053 1024 68 1465 1355 250 509 326 974 109