Brian O'Driscoll on player that hit him with biggest tackle of his career

Brian O’Driscoll name-checked a former Saracens and England forward, but picked an outhalf as the player that truly rattled his cage.

“Richard Hill, England No.6 that won the World Cup in 2003, who’s now England manager. He was a brilliant teammate but he made that team tick, he was the unsung hero in that world cup win. He was hard! I always liked playing with guys that were nails in the team, that really stood up and never took a backwards step.”

Hill was appointed by England head coach, Eddie Jones, to the position of team manager, when the Australian took over from Stuart Lancaster in 2016.It was during this game in fact, that Brian O’Driscoll received the hardest hit of his glittering 15-year career, a game many remember for Martin Johnson and his team standing on the incorrect side of the red carpet before the match began, an act that ultimately led to President Mary McAleese having to walk on the grass.

O’Driscoll was running in full flight with the ball before receiving an admittedly, innocuous looking challenge from the English out half.

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