Brian O'Driscoll - The Center Of Excellence
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2017
- Brian O'Driscoll was in many people's eyes, the greatest center that ever played rugby. In our opinion he was second to the great Danie Gerber, but putting this video together certainly made us think about it more...
O'Driscoll was sublime. He was a midfield mastermind who could create opportunities our of nothing, read the game better than most and cut a line with devastating effect.
This is one of out tributes we are the proudest of. This is pure rugby heaven.
Enjoy and thanks for watching! - Sport
Ireland's greatest rugby player 👍🍀
Damn O'Driscoll's
Hahahaha. Make a plan Dutch...
@@RealRugby I'll start hatching one now. Just have some faith.
You need some Irish blood flowing through your veins
best technical player of all time. the number 13 belongs to him
Such a master of the game! I'm so glad i got to see his run as I grew up as I did with Lomu, Lynagh, Joost, Wood, Leonard, Parisse, McCaw, Du randt, B.Moore, Wilkinson, Robinson, Sella, Ibanez, Johnson and so many more I could be here all year! 🏉👍😂🍻💯❤
Perfect Comment'
Danie gerber better
He is Ireland’s answer to Philippe Sella. A pleasure to watch.
It wasn't BOD's ability to score tries that made him the greatest, it was to create them for others, defensive genius, always making the right decisions, reading the game, try saving tackles, an extra no 7 at the breakdown, etc.
Now this is the comment I wanted to read. Perfect comment!👌
Most of the time running a perfect line at the perfect time with the right speed, and being able to read ahead and imagine how the play will open up and where players might run in that 1-2 seconds before he makes a line break is impossible for the majority of rugby players.
Being able to scoop a ball off the ground at running speed with one hand is impossible for most rugby players.
These things don't look amazing or even hard but I assure you 99% of rugby players can't do them right.
Most everything he does doesn't look spectacular, but the ability to read a game to get in those situations and to actually do them is very rare.
When you want to understand just how good Brian was, the only true way was to watch the same team play without him in the squad.
It is staggering just how much he contributes in every facet of the game and in areas where it wouldn't even be his responsibility or job.
Without question his greatest ability was defending and tackling, and his ability to see a threat happening long before anyone else on the pitch and stop it or to reposition himself to deter the opposition from continuing with the play.
His ability in the tackle meant he was easily able to bring down far far bigger players when others would just bounce off like sized players.
His understanding of body movement and kinetics meant that no matter what speed or size of a player was attacking him one on one, meant that he very very rarely missed a tackle.
Once again if you want to see how special Brian was, try find full matches of identical teams playing without Brian and then watch one of the same team playing with Brian.
You will be blown away at how much he improved every area and facet of that same team.
@@atourdeforce you can meet him at certain pubs in Dublin if you're interested in a chat with the Lord himself.
@@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi not really!! But curious where he drinks. Gimmie a local plz don't say crystle or something 😂😂
Instablaster...
It was a privilege to witness the illustrious career of BOD. A once in a generation talent.
Best centre 13 to EVER play rugby. One could argue Conrad Smith but BOD was just magic. Lets not even talk about his defence, playmaker skills! A joy to watch
Definitely argue for Conrad. But that doesn't matter. Both are Legend midfielders
The best part is that he’s scoring tries against world class teams like France, New Zealand, Australia and not against shitty teams
"Will he score? Of course he will, he's Brian O'Driscoll."
Never heard a more accurate summary of this man.
Very late reply, but I think the Stuart Barnes quote is a much better one: "They call him God. Well I reckon he's a better player than that."
May be the greatest centre Ireland's ever had but hell no was he the greatest centre of all time. He didn't even make it to a world cup final.
@@terangihutana1224 never turned up for the game when it came to the all blacks.
@@terangihutana1224 It takes a whole team to progress not just an individual player.
@strangedays yeah obviously a group of good individuals is better then 1 who's compared to a god of some sort
A Genius, pure and simple
Best running centre ever
Best Outside center of all time without any doubt. May have lost a yard or two of pace in the end but to adapt your game and become a defensive magician among many other attributes made this man pure genius. In BOD the Irish trusted
We could've been competing against Danie Gerber, but damn he's awesome.
I want to become a outside centre and imitate him in the attack and defence. I'll also imitate sonny bill williams with his defence
Just imagine how great of an all round centre you'll be? That's a centre's dream to be like a Sonny Bill Williams and a Brian O'Driscoll
Imagine Jean de Villers and Brian O'Driscoll....... the interceptions + creativity = endless tries and running metres
Best BOD compilation yet. He put his BODy on the line so many times and conducted himself with grace and great humility. One in a million....or 3.5 million
Best centre ever in the modern game
Thanks for the compliment!
1 in 7 billion mate
Greatest player I've ever seen...could do it all
Nearly 10 years later I still gasp at how he never won world player of the year in 2009.
As good a player as Richie McCaw was he didn't deserve wpoty over O'Driscoll. No one was as good or reached the individual highlights he Brian did that year. And the absolute consistency was mind-blowing. All year, he not only didn't have a single poor game, but in every game he played he was the deciding factor.
All respect to McCaw he was a wonderful player and deserves one of his wins, and if Brian wasn't around he deserved the two in my opinion.
But no one was on the level Brian was in 2009, and it still disgusts me how he didn't get awarded it.
Because he was so much better than anyone else that year, it had to be fixed. And we all know there is always massive favouritism towards southern hemisphere players in these situations.
beause of buas frin english french welch
Brians only achievements was winning the northern looser leagues, he just like the irish team never achieved anything.
@@corriedebeer799 Rofl 😂 ok troll 🙌😄😄😄
It gets worse, BOD lost by a single point and a judge who wanted to vote for him said a flawed voting system meant he gave his vote to McCaw
@@corriedebeer799 he's arguably the best player to ever play the game ,
As Welsh man he was a quality player on and off the pitch and a lovely man he knew the game inside out world class player
O'Driscoll's ability to constantly win turnovers at the ruck, drop kick, grubber, chip kick, create chances for others with brilliantly timed passes off either hand, the way he read the game in attack and defence, his ability to cut people in half with tackles, how he evolved his game from a pacy centre to a ball-playing 13 as he got older-there are so many things that make O'Driscoll the best centre I've ever seen play the game. The crazy thing about this video is that, even at 19 minutes long, it doesn't do justice to O'Driscoll's full ability as a player. He was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of player.
to understand O'Driscoll, you need to also illustrate his brilliance in the tackle, how many penalties he won. His strategic awareness that feed others around him. I am one of the lucky ones who have followed him since his first cap, been at many of his moments of brilliance. He is a legend and key with others to changing the culture of rugby in Ireland, to what we see now.
Tango DJ Anthony Cronin I agree.. He's from the Mike Gibson school of playing with the top two inches, look at what's in front of you, and see whats going to happen before anyone else..
In my opinion, the greatest
What's worth mentioning is most of his trys were scored in the biggest games against the best opposition. he didn't rack up trys against bad teams. he did it against the best... Something people don't realise and the mark of a true leader and legend of the game.
DAGATHire
0 RWC
0 Wins v All Blacks
*Fact*
Hey, mate, if you think that a player can single handedly win a world cup you must have learned rugby from a playstation game. Being a good player individually and the results of your team are not dependent on each other. How many World cups dis Tana Umaga win? or Lomu etc etc how many all time incredible all blacks failed to win a world cup or dare i say choked on the big stage. O'Driscoll's legacy has nothing to do with the results of the teams he played in. So grow up.
DAGATHire
🇳🇿 87🏆 🇳🇿 11🏆 🇳🇿 15🏆
& Back to Back!!
Jonah? Why do you Northern Hemisphere idiots refer to Jonah not "winning" a WC.
*Fact is* unlike BOD, Jonah was, *what Jordan was to Basketball.* Jonah had already *WON* in the 95 RWC before the first game started.
DAGATHire in other words Jonah *single handedly* put Rugby into the *Professional era!* The Man didn't need a WC!
Wow you're very precious. You take a comment and go mental talking about something completely different. I think you are a football fan who recently found rugby. Here's a fact for you. O'Driscoll was voted player of the decade by the media down in your neighborhood. He's certainly the best 13 we have seen in the professional era easy. I don't buy into this best of all time lark like some because it's not quantifiable. But the best 13 of the professional era. Sure. And many your direction agree with that. tho sure enough it's a good debate.
But i certainly can't be bother to educate you about why. Cos' your far to emotionally attached to your own misguided opinion.
P.S. Some big words there, so maybe ask a grown up to explain them to you. Princess.
This is a great video that really highlights BOD's tryscoring prowess but what makes Drico the best in my eyes is the rest of his game - his reading of the pitch, the tries he sets up, the breaks he makes that changes a game, his tackling, his determination
Prime example: Ireland Vs England 2009 - O'Driscoll takes at least 3 heavy late tackles, puts in more than that and when his team needs a try to break up the attrition - BOOM! Who scores?
The greatest centre of all time scores.
what a player !
He could tackle the biggest, could kick, could create something of nothing, could step almost anyone and an injection of pace. Can't think of another center that has played the game better than BO'D.
Pound for pound in every part of the game, BOD was a genius and the greatest ever. Many of his greatest moments in rugby are not one here, but I'm sure other videos show those.
Absolute pleasure to watch this man play,just an outstanding player
Jeez he was so good when he was young. Fast feet, great hands and swerve. That Lions tour Billy Whizz and him linking and skinning the Aussie backline! Genius!
He became so defensively strong later on though that even without that complete cutting edge try scoring ability he was just as good a player.
there are no words, he was world class, one of the best, ever
The Messi of rugby
Great work! Suberb editing... I'm from Quebec, grew up as hockey player, and I'm just starting to discover rugby from CZcams... Oh man! I wish I could have played this beautiful game. I bet every kid wanted to be like O'Driscoll, but really few can. So... As long as I haven't been able to play, might as well take myself for O'Driscoll too. :-)
Can we appreciate Sexton's brilliant play leading to the first 2010 try
You gotta love that O’Driscoll scored so many tries he figured out away of diving for the line without having to land on his chest. He just kind of slides in sideways.
Absolutely fabulous, enjoyable entertainment.
Irish rugby, its so good & stylish ... This is love from AU :) we should trade tricks & win against NZ
Best player to ever play
I've been fortunate in my life to see the 3 best centres in history play.. BOD, Danie Gerber and the incomparable Mike Gibson.. There have been great centres around the world, and some legends, but these 3 stand head and shoulders above all others..
A man that knows hia rugby. Couldn't agree with you more. I would also throw Horan into the mix, I really rated him
Real Rugby I love Horan too, but I don't think he ever really had the pace of these 3, or BOD's breakdown ability, power of Gerber, and wasn't the silky runner that Mike Gibson was. He played with the top two inches as the 3 legends did, seeing what was about to happen before others, so he was always around the action. Just lacked that tiny bit extra that would elevate him from true great to the ultimate legend in my opinion..
he was born with skill great rugby brain never see likes again
Thank you for taking the time to piece this (and your other uploads) together for the rest of us to enjoy. It is very much appreciated.
Great editing. A pleasure to watch. He will of course be remembered for all the try scoring but his defending with his partner in crime, Gordon Darcy would make a whole other video
Arguably the greatest centre of all time, his partnership with Gordon Darcy was incredible
this is the best highlight video I've seen no song just pure s p o r t
thanks brian
GOAT
His great, great, great great grandfather MUST have been Welsh!! 😜🏴
one of a kind,fantastic.
Good lad and rugby coach and world-class rugby runs threw players like lucky grabbing the pots of gold at end of the rainbow
Man him and wilkinson played so well together on that lions tour
I could listen to Bill McLaren all day.
get a room
That 2009 Jersey was nice
Pure genius
A Spanish journalist once described him as "a cross between Lomu and Nureyev".
Quite on point I think...
Note for millenials. It's OK to google the best classical dancer of all time.
Another great vid. Cheers mate.
Excellent stuff
Keep then coming
loved this ,, thnx. :o)
ODRISCOL DEFINITELY THE BEST EVER
Great vid..tanks...bod is and always will be best 13 in game like mccaw 7 10 dc..bod destoyed france on his own in 2000 i think right there and then we knew he was spical 3 trys in france wow
Thanks mate! Appreciate the support
Really good videos tanks again
Best 13 ever
Him and simon geoghegan, greatest Irish backs I’ve ever seen, I’ll give Brian the number one though.
Agreed, Simon was like a hare on the pitch, under rated and Brian was gifted with unique magic.
I love the intro music
In BOD we trust !
Incredible courageous defensive player as well... we'll forget the silly hair do
Brian O'Driscoll definitely played touch rugby
Brilliant video lad
Thanks Richard. Cheers!
Anyone else surprised he hasn’t won rugby player of d year ?
Best ever player
Speedy O'Driscoll 😀🍀
People didnt realise that on front of them playing rugby....was god
what's that tune that kicks in every once in a while eg 9:26?
great compilation, thanks!
Tad bit late but it's Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping up to Boston (instrumental)
@@georgemyers1974 appreciated!...always better a tad bit late, than a tad bit never :)
Irish dynamite....(That being said, the BOD was probably one in a million)
BODnamite.........I probably should have trademarked that back in the day :(
One in a million ? More like one in 7 billion ? Have we got many BODs around there ?
Dannie Gerber was a great player. But his career was blighted by the sports boycott v SA - so he never really got to test himself agains the best in his prime years. That's a shame.
So Yep everything everyone said ... Totes Amaziiballs Tribute to the Leg End that is BOD. Just one thing kept me awake last night ...What is the music at the very end PLEASE? ... For the life of me I can't remember :-(
I'm glad you liked the video. The song is Shipping Back To Boston by the Dropkick Murphys
Real Rugby thanks 👍
6:25 - His best try 👌
What’s the song in the bugging
Great in defense and attack,fearless tackler and sometimes part time flanker.
BOD 13 ever!! FacT!!
Rmc7ever
DC10 ever
Imagine them 3 players playing together
Plenty late here, but (despite comparisons) I well and truly think that BOD was nothing short of great.
The 6 Nations teams if the early 2000s were, honestly, quite shite (bar England for a few years).
It does not always happen that a 13 can become such a pain the backside for many opposition teams. Danie Gerber comes to mind, but we all know why his career was curtailed.
13 is a strange position and since the advent of pro rugby, I'd say BOD was the best. I will say this though...
All three have retired, but seeing BOD, Jacques Fourie and Conrad Smith play in the same era was great.
*Note: from a Saffa, Jonathan Davies will become an all-time great.
He was at his greatest for the worst team in rugby league history. You Irish rugby supporters must be THANKFUL to have him
I'm from South Africa so we had Dani Gerber 😅
Dani was a fantastic centre but who did he score against? OK, the Kiwis and the Wallabies in '92 at the end of his career. Cannot compare to BOD.
@@williamkelly4999 agreed brother
This is union not league you
bellend
@@julianmcwey866 ok sorry asshole
bod, the man...
2:57 is that 10-111 hahaha
Nonu 12 /BOD 13 probable best combination of centers ever.
paul lanthier I don't denigrate anyone's personal choices usually, but please! Nonu is a great but I can name probably 10 better centres than him in the game. Just a few, BOD, Danie Gerber, Phillipe Sella, Horan, Frank Bunce, Conrad Smith, and the man many greats such as Colin Meads, Gareth Edwards, Phil Bennett, many AB's, and BILL MClaren rate as the most complete player in history.. Mike Gibson..
Nonu and umaga would run over any mid field pairing
I like 10 DC 11 Campo 12 Timmy Horan and 13 BOD 14 Habana 15 Latham.
Would be the jinkiest line running turn on a dime backline you could ask for. Plenty of points.
Best centre ever ,no .Best centre in the 2000's ,yes
Amazing player . Stamping on mark jones knee after he came back from injury and bods stamped on the same knee , hopefully not a deliberate action on the Welsh winger ???
"The Boru"
Jesus fed the crowd, but God was on the pitch.
I was was the best in in the world Rugby08 ??? Best rugby gave ever !
So I've watched the Danie Gerber videos on this channel after the comment above. Don't get me wrong an excellent player, but on evidence of this video he's not better than O'Driscoll and I'm being polite.
like2surf thanks for the comment. There is no definitive best ever list for any player or position. It's also impossible to compare amateur players with professionals. When people select their "best ever" its always subjective for a number or reasons. You think BOD was the best and I think Gerber was the best. And that's fine :) Both awesome players. Both legends. And don't forget Sella!
Brian o Driscoll is by far the best ever player to play the game.........
Scott Judge
Oh god no...
Scott Judge
There is a good argument for him being the best 13 of all time, sure, but the best ever player... ur having a laugh. It's an impossible choice particularly in rugby where the positions are so vastly different.
Scott Judge 0 RWC & 0 Wins v All Blacks, NO I don't think so lol
Can we at least spell the position correctly!
CENTRE! It's the English language! His debut in 2000 with that huge baggy shirt the size of a tent! Bloody fast as well.😂🤣
Thanks for pointing that out. Believe it or not, but I do know how to spell. You see, I was trying a play on words, as in he was the center around which the team revolved, or center as in the spotlight. Anyway, a smart play on words goes over people's heads sometimes
Don’t forget his brilliant Leinster career - czcams.com/video/rSgHc7hlA7Y/video.html
Danie Gerber and Philippe Sella standout centres i've seen. BOD was very good but besides the two i've mentioned there have been others better than him.
Everyone has an opinion, but he's already universally renowned as the best centre of all time.
@@like2surf I've never heard outside of Ireland BOD is universally renowned as the best centre of all time. All the best 15 sides picked Sella is in everyone. I'm not saying BOD wasn't a great player, i definitely wouldn't say he's the best of all time. Gerber and Sella are the best i've seen.
@@rus65 Just use google and "all time rugby XV", the vast majority have BOD at 13.
@@like2surf i did, first couple had Sella and Horan. It's impossible to an all time team anyway, it's hard enough picking one from your country. I'll agree he's the best centre Ireland's produced and he'd make your all time 15, i wont agree he's the all time best, far from it.
@@rus65 Then you're an idiot
its irish getting all tries call it irish wolfhounds
He was a great player no doubt, but no way would he top Gareth Edwards as GOAT. I am a Scot by the way.
The best player to ever play in three wc quarter-finals and three loosing lions tours.
What a irrelevant comment..So you have to win the WC to be a great player.....I guess lomu wasn't good either seeing as he didn't win it either..smh
Team achievements don't indicate the greatness of an individual (unless maybe that individual is the captain of said team), they indicate the greatness of the team.
hahaha .. ridick
Corrie De Beer *lol*
TheHotrod017 unlike BOD, *Jonah was the Jordon to Rugby, he already WON* in the 95 RWC before winning the WC.
Danie Gerber, who...lol.
Danie Gerber a good player but he didnt possess the skill set that O Driscoll did.
Agree to disagree :-) O' Driscoll was brilliant though
Wheres all the tries against the blacks
pretty much messi in rugby form.
Whinging bastard! But. The Prince of centres. Grudging respect from New Zealand.
I'm Irish an he annoyed me at times too but man he was an absolute legend... respect to Conrad Smith etc but O'Driscoll was in a league of his own...
Greatest are people deluded ? So many better centres .Scott Gibbs would of had him for breakfast
Tim Horan , Bledwyn Williams the Prince of Centres were much better.
couldnt beat the all blacks
So every Irish player that did beat the All Blacks are better players than him then?