Prior to the World Cup last year, the All Black second row Brad Thorn was asked; if New Zealand could have one player from any other international side in the world (both North & South Hemisphere), who would he pick?
And without hesitation he said Brian O'Driscoll.
For some reason I respect his opinion, over some limp-dick keyboard 'warriors' who were bullied at school for being shit at sport, and now they are all grown up, are fucking self-proclaimed authorities on the subject.
@JyJayJy "The idiot".. I'm not Irish.. But O'driscoll is surely one of the best center of the world (maybe the best)... He's a great player, so don't insult him. And this move was amazing even if he didn't score!
@AdamR2468 is right, which is why you can still hammer a guy if he's not fully in control of the ball (e.g. if he's bobbling it on his fingertips). #11 should've been penalised. On the other hand, it's one of those things that takes everyone, including the ref, by surprise, so kudos for trying it and getting away with it.
I would love to see O'Driscoll come and play for a team in the Super 12 competition. I think he'll fit right in and will be a valuable player for the team.
@RagingRanga88 I'm Irish and my favourite nz player is dan carter, shame he's outta the wc, I was hoping it'd be our 2 nations in the final... But we wer beaten by the gayest and most annoying country ever.... I hope u beat Australia lol u better coz we did.. ;)
@dadubs93 Trust a dub to get offended by that sort of comment. Sorry that the "amazing" trick didn't impress. I've seen it done before and it's not exactly rocket science.
@fonosayno Course it isnt, its throwing a ball into the air! But no, your knowledge is correct. Johnny Wilkinson? Average, ive seen those drop goals loads of times in my old school! That Will Genia chap? Overrated, I've seen people at my local club master this 'passing' thing.
Its literally, an entirely different ball game doing it on the pitch. A professional rugby game on a tight blindside, making around 20-30 metres with one move is 'decent' id say.
@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
@MikeyMcN123 Big words for a little boy. Did mummy let you watch that video did she? You guys did great against Wales today. Better off sticking to potato farming and playing that silly game with the round ball Gay Lick or whatever it was haha.
Yeah mate. Uploading videos is the new generations way of being validated as a real human being. Enjoy your early 20's sunshine. Sooner or later you'll be all grown up like me and you'll have to resort to owning piece of shit keyboard warriors on a Saturday night instead of going drinking.. hahahahahah
@fonosayno Owning? Ehh you're the one trolling on a great vid of BOD.. So why don't you find something better to do with your life? And before you make me laugh again with another one of your stupid comments I'm gonna block you. Oh and btw, is your family tree a cactus? Because everybody on it is a prick. :)
@fonosayno Hold on just one second....theres a game with a round ball. Flip-in-hell, a ROUND ball, man your crazy...do you have any pictures to confirm this silly game with a your 'so-called' ROUND ball. Oh and whats a potato? I think its a type of fish or something. Please confirm.
@MrKeviemc You didn't get the reference. Gay Lick as in gaelic. No worries. I forgive you. Only a retard would get offended by a you tube comment. ahhahahah
@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
It's not great play...becuase the No11 should have been penalised for obstruction....a decent ref would have picked this up. You can't just run into a man when you don't have the ball
@IrishDub18 ....bollocks that player was 'taken out' when he was in a position to attempt a tackle....BLATANT OBSTRUCTUION.........and yes I've played more games than you've had hot dinners!!!
Your obviously one of these one eyed Irishmen that kneel and pray to a statue of BOD every night. Sure enough he was a great player....been in decline for a few years now.
@Aussiephil99 actually i personally dont think this is that good and i agree he has not been the best recently so no, i do not pray to a statue of him.
and if you have played so much then you would agree that a dummy runner cannot just stop instantly, therefore contact will be made. i agree hickie does exaggerate his movement but still, the player wouldnt have got to him.
@Aussiephil99 the guy that you claim was obstructed was moving for the number 11, a good call from the ref as this was about as much obstruction as it was tackling the man without the ball.
@Renato4004 Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume that football players would have been told to do whatever play they're doing by their coaches in one of the million time-outs you guys have instead of thinking for themselves when situations arises. Not trying to be condescending or anything but that seems like the main diff to me--that is if you mean American football and not football/soccer.
@SirJimb0 im going to tend to disagree with you there. as you yourself said, the pass does not go into Hickie's hands-therefore not a pass to Hickie.now think of the times when a player tries to catch the ball in the air,knocks it on&then tries to regather-are the opponents allowed to tackle him before he regathers&is "not in possession" as you would call it?the answer is yes they may-if a player attempts to regather a ball(or recollect as in driscoll's case)the opponent may tackle him.simple...
I'm from NZ and hes my fav center, probably isnt rated the best because he plays for Ireland... No offence ! But if he was in the All Blacks he would be rated the best 'cause our backline is super-smooth and he'd just dominate in our squad !
Excuse me. But he has set allot of records for Ireland. And under his leadership, we are gonna challenge for the RWC 2011!!!! NZ might have the home advantage,but I sure, were gonna try and steal the spotlight!
@xxPanteraxxx I think he's trying to say NZ mostly deny that O'Driscoll is as good as he is because well, he isn't theirs. If he played for a NZ club or was a Kiwi himself, they'd be singing his praises.
But after those 4 warm up matches, 2 of which I attended at the Aviva, there wasn't a lot of our main players missing. So if we play like that and that is near enough to our best squad, we don't stand a chance in that case.
I personally, like Keith Wood, think it's Australia's time this year.
only started to watch a lot highlights of quade cooper tonight....if this guy plays well and the aussie pack front up then its theirs for the taking. not to mention the rest of their backline, serious talent
Makes sense, when you say it like that I guess. I do like Australia, and I think the might very well have a chance of upsetting NZ. I can imagine, if Australia where to win on NZ soil. But aside from both, NZ & Australia. Ireland, England, and Wales, have the ability to beat both of them, in my opinion. But at the end of the day, its just speculation really. But I hope you guys do well :)
i'm a bok. . .and you have no pride in the all blacks!
how very un-new-zealander-like, i'm telling weepu about this!
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on the flip side:: if o driscoll was in any of the 3nation countries. . .he woulda been skilled enough to actually score the try. . . .but he's oviously from the north. . .weak!
@1ma4ighter No prise in the all blacks ? lol your an idiot, Still sore 'cause you got knocked out of the WC ? ;), Pity u didnt beat the Aussies so we coulda smashed yous this weekend.
you mean lucky. . .we got knocked out of the QFs by a bullshit ref. . .i thought we'd go out against you guys, but with the hard time you had against france. . .somehow it feels as if we coulda won if that ref weren't there
if one were to get technical on this it would read as follows. since o dricsoll didnt knock it on, didn't pass it to somebody else, he was in possession the of the ball the whole time. a player is in possession of the ball until deemed otherwise(eg the ball needs to get into contact with something else other than the player in possession). also the times that a player is in front of the ball carrier creates space that would not have been there otherwise - look for it, its as broad as daylight!
@sfvdl not true actually. When O'Driscoll threw the ball in the air, he was no longer in possession. If someone were to tackle him, right after he threw that ball, he would have been awarded a penalty, for being tackled without possession. The only reason why The penalty wasn't awarded for obstruction is because Hickie wasn't obstructing the play, think if it like a cut, however the ball doesn't go into Hickies hands, it goes over him. its as simple as that.
This isn't Illegal one bit! It isn't a forward pass because he never passed it! and it wasn't 'obstruction' because Brian never had the ball in his hands when the other player ran a dummy line! so technically it was a moment of 'Legal' Genius :-) !
@ThePj1967 the rules state that a pass is forward if thrown initialy forward, but the rules allow for a player running with momentum, if the initial pass is in the backwards direction and the ball travels forward due to the momentum of the player then its not counted as a forward pass. thats just what i heard the commentators saying in another match when a question was been asked about a forward pass that led to a try.
@gindaer Wrong... If a player fumbles the ball but catches it before it has hit the ground or another player, it is not a knock-on. There was no loss of control in the play so it is neither a knock on or a forward pass.
im not gonna spend ages explaining why it was legal but basically wen the ball is in the air u can be behind any player you want even if they obstruct. take kicks for example...blah blah blah u to at the top are fucking dicks!
Obstruction? I disagree. Hickie genuinely thought he was going to get his hands on the ball, and thus moved into a position where he could best take advantage of it. Every player has to be SOMEWHERE on the pitch at some point, there's no way around that, and there is no law about running dummy lines. So, I think the Ulster men should stop crying like babies about a NON TRY that occurred 4 years ago, and simply accept it as a good piece of play.
That wasn't ubstructiion u retards if you look closely hickey is tackled of the balk really ?! Look the dummy confuzed the defenders ahead and they took the man that they thought had the ball:/:)
Legal or illegan point is it was effective and not pulled. This is an example of the sort of proffesionalism displayed by those at the top. McCaw gets so much flak from fans of opposition teams branding him cheat etc etc (yawn), fact is he's in the top class who know exactly which rulles can be given a nudge if the reffs not calling it. BOD is a bloody effective, highly proffesional man at his job.
Don't really see how this is legal, but then again, hardly anything McCaw does is legal. Either way, best centre in the world. It's a disgrace that he didn't get player of the year in 2009.
I too am wondering how this is being classed as illegal by some? Can someone with REAL knowledge actually comment and not people who think they know what they are on about....
Ignore the "maybe it did, maybe it didnt" things, Let say for arguments sake the ball did go back 100% guarantee, and that the player wasnt obstructed, is this actually legal to do.... because tbh, i dont see any issue with THIS, my only issue is that the ball MIGHT have gone forward but im really not 100% sure...
@bidefordrfc I'll explain it to you as it is pretty simple. The direction of the ball is irrelevant. The key is Number 11. O'Driscoll runs behind Number 11 and then Number 11 takes out the defensive player that is lining up to take out O'Driscoll. This is called obstruction. If you want to see the true genius of O'Driscoll search his try for the Lions against Aust. Don't pay to much attention to this clip as it's crap really. Also search Christian Cullen tries, now that's genius
I understand that, but the fact is when BOD ran behind the 11 he did not have the ball... therefore it is a bit like a pass and loop exercise... It can also be seen that the defensive player there would have tackled BOD if he had run forward, but he would not have caught him on his new directional path.... i dont know how you can claim obstruction if there is another player closer who did not try to tackle him....
@bidefordrfc He doesn't have to have the ball for it to be obstruction law 10.1 on obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession. O'Driscoll is either the ball carrier or the potential ball carrier. Pause the clip and 0.14secs that shows it all. The defender is taken out.
The defender runs into a dummy runner.... and not to mention there is no way that player would have got to O'Driscoll when he "became the ball carrier again"... he was too far away...
@bidefordrfc Did you read my reponse - obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate (this is what number 11 does) carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers (this is O'Driscoll). Pretty simple really, are you Irish by any chance? Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Get it now?
@bidefordrfc Obstruction is about the defensive player being impeded. Whether O’Driscoll has the ball is irrelevant. It’s about the defender having the freedom to defend against the current ball carrier or the potential ball carrier. The defender was taken out by number 11 preventing him from doing either. The defender was within 2 metres of O’Driscoll when he was taken out, whether the defender was able to reach O’Driscoll we will never now as he was prevented from doing so.
" law 10.1 on obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession."
He wasn't infront of O'Driscoll.....so he didn't intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing the number 11 from tackling BOD, or BOD......
@bidefordrfc I can see from your response that you don't really know what you’re talking about. #11 is not even the defender. Watch the complete clip, the replay shows 11 running across O'Driscoll, his team mate and intentionally. The question you should ask your self is - if not for #11 would the defender have a chance to tackle O'Driscoll? The answer is yes. You think it’s legal, I don’t. I think that’s the general consensus on this forum some people think it’s ok others don’t.
it was a typo, i was merely commenting by memory and i had the defender down as "number 11" however my argument is still the same, just correct my typo....
As you say agree to disagree is probably in order....
@bidefordrfc Do me favour, if you haven't already checked it out, find O'Driscolls try for the Lions against Australia. That is the genius of the man. Great try and from memory runs in from 60m out without a hand on him. This clip is a palour trick, that try is sublime skill.
Its not obstruction as its only obstruction if the other player prevents someone else tackling the ball carrier, O'Driscoll releases the ball so he is not the ball carrier when the "obstruction" was made
Just cause I'm sick of all the people tossing on about this clip. Here's the rules
10.1 OBSTRUCTION
(b) Running in front of a ball carrier. A player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession.
I'm sure there will be the argument that he does not have the ball. He doesn't have to as he is the potential ball carrier.
@accident111 if you watch rugby at all you will realize that many laws are flaunted every single game. The fact he gets away with it is a mere token of his brilliance.
You could compile a list of world class players who brake the rules of the sport in seconds.
At the time its down to the referee he deemed that there was no obstruction so why people have to argue there was is beyond.
Cool you've just put to rest the spear tackle on O'Driscoll by Tana Umaga. Here I was thinking that it was illegal play but as it turns out it was pure brilliance, cause he got away with it. Not only did Umaga get away with it O'Driscoll didn't play another game on that tour, what a genius he is. Greatest play to ever play the game, Umaga is untouchable. Nice logic.
It was a forward pass, ofcourse the stupid magners league ref's wouldn't see it, remember the ireland vs wales linesman? he was a magners league ref. #LOL #FAIL
but its not a pass. its classed as a fumble. you cant pass the ball to yourself. but your bang on with the linesmen in general. they only call one area of play, and even then they get that single area wrong all the time.
probably the best center in the world? get lost. this is european rugby were talking about. european teams are world class yeah. no doubt. but not players. no way. with centers like conrad smith. sonny bill. ma'a nonu. stirling mortlock. no way.
its drico. he's a genius. best player ever to play the game. be bitter somewhere else. if he was doing it for you you'd love him. he's the record try holder for a reason.
I don't disagree that O'Driscoll is a great player. Does this show it, no it doesn't do him justice. Best player to play the game? Well I would suggest you watch more rugby, Chritian Cullen, Tim Horan, Mark Ella, Dan Carter, Gareth Edwards, Philippe Sella, man I could go on forever listing great players it's a pointless assertion. I'm not sure where you are coming from with reference to record try holder. Maybe in domestic rugby, not at the international level.
how many players in the worls can you name that are garenteed starters on any team in the world? not many. drico is one of the few. and drico is the record try holder in the six nations. thats an international level competition in case you'd missed it. every one everywhere can tell you who drico is because of the talent. best ever. he can play any style and that sets hima aprt. what ever leinster need him to do, he does. remarkable.
I could name several better centres. Joe Stanley, Conrad Smith, Jason Little, Philipe Sella, Tana Umaga, Mike Gibson, Danie Gerber, Tim Horan. Unforunately he wouldn't make either the current ABs or Springbok side. Look I thought I was having a serious conversation here until you claimed the top try scoring record in the 6 nations as a badge of honour. Next time you watch a game of rugby have a look at some other players, your missing some good rugby.
not one better center in that list. drico is world wide recognised as the best center in the world. he can do anything a team needs him to do to win. legend. sa can only win if a team plays with size. the imagination and skill is gone. and as for the AB's? they have the world organisation in the back pocket. they have changed the rules of the game to favour themselves and get rid of refs who call them on their bullshit. drico is the best because he dosnt need that shit to win.
@MultiFlash1988 For a guy that can do anything a team needs to win he's a bit of a loser when it comes to playing the ABs - never won a game against them. Hey while I'm sitting there watching my team in the final at the world cup this year, hope you enjoy watching Ireland get bundled out by Sth Africa in the quarter finals. Talk to you then.
@y00cmaxwell you don't know the rules, I know that your probably Irish but that doesn't mean you have to act stupid. Read the rule book, that is if you can read and then comeback. Otherwise fuck off you tosser.
@CurlyisKing As the ref didn't call it in reality it's not obstruction, technically and based on the rules you can argue that it is obstruction just like you can technically argue that O'Driscoll is not much of a genius as a result of this clip.
@accident111 While you can ARGUE that it's obstruction, that doesn't change the fact that it is not obstruction. Also whether or not he is a genius is a matter of opinion which can always be argued as there is no standardized test for physical intelligence. The opinion of many however, would be that is is, the rest are just haters.
@accident111 according to law 10.1 in the rule book, it can only be obstruction if the player is carrying the ball, as the ball is in the air and hickey is just running his line their is no obstruction. as at the time there is no ball carrier for the opposition to tackle
@gav6170 I suggest you go back to the rule book start with Law 10.1 (b). Sorry to say but you are wrong. Most people think that because he does have the ball it is not obstruction, which is wrong. You can see from comments that there is a lack of understanding with the rules.
@accident111 either way as u kiwis love to put it when u talk about ur boy Macaw "its not illegal if u get away with it" that has to apply here in fairness.
@gav6170 Totally agree, my beef with this clip is that O'Driscoll is a genius but not because of this. This is bullsh1t, I've seen 10 years play like this. Lions V Australia O'driscoll try, now that is genius. This clip is like saying that Da Vinci wipe his arse and somebody looks at the toilet paper and sees Mona Lisa in the shite smear. Get it.
@GuerillaGanja trust me thats an obstruction what he did, his team mate obviously took out one of the defenders who did not have the opportunity to tackle him. That is then technically a penalty. My point is Tana was one of the best all blacks when he was playing and he played damn well against lions and scored some great tries against england, SA and austalia to compare odriscoll to Tana you have to be ignorant to not recognise his individual achievements too!!!
@SuperJay2cool you obviously dont know ireland. im going to have to say it again soccer is not the most played sport in ireland! GAA IS. do some fucking research you idiot. a until now u probably have never heard about it so dont speak until u know the facts
@GuerillaGanja you arent good at any sport your just an ignorant irish fool who disses tana umaga for that spear tackle who in truth would destroy odriscoll and outplay him but because odriscoll is still playing a 117 caps he's scored more points, thats alot of games needed to prove himself. all he did is throw the ball in the air and catch it again using his team mate as a obstruction for him to get through what a joke you can't do that here! watch SBW, Ma'a nonu DAN CARTER real highlights!!!
@GuerillaGanja mate your country is a joke at every sport face it it's the truth you will never be the best at anything. Patatoes thats pathetic and Irish rugby is a joke ireland has never managed to beat the all blacks ever in 24 attempts with odriscoll in 9 of them. So really you are chockers you suck at every sport end of story!!!
O'Driscoll is a good player, no doubt. But you guys are out of touch with reality. Not only that there can't be any comparison between him and Tana but there are at least 3 better outside centres currently playing in NZ - Kahui, Smith, Payne (and not necessary in that order).
He is probably the best center ever because after he did that he still had the presence of mind to win the lineout at the end of it
wh0represents 2 days ago
" The best center in the world " LOL
Tourterellebleue 2 days ago
Prior to the World Cup last year, the All Black second row Brad Thorn was asked; if New Zealand could have one player from any other international side in the world (both North & South Hemisphere), who would he pick?
And without hesitation he said Brian O'Driscoll.
For some reason I respect his opinion, over some limp-dick keyboard 'warriors' who were bullied at school for being shit at sport, and now they are all grown up, are fucking self-proclaimed authorities on the subject.
jonydols 3 days ago
simply a genius, we will never see a player like him again.
92LiamO 1 week ago
He's good but my top centers would go 1. Tana Umaga 2. BOD 3. Stirling Mortlock
koskuxxahau 3 weeks ago
Part 1 of 89
ready2goready1 3 weeks ago
is O'Driscoll out for the 2012 Six nations?? England really need to take advantage if so, we are truly second best in the central when he is in form
BrianofBrightwaterUK 4 weeks ago
@BrianofBrightwaterUK yeah he had a piched nerve in his back that was affecting his personal life let alone his rugby so he got surgery
niall8100 1 week ago
No match for an Irishman like O`Driscoll! Back in the day he`d make the opposition back row pay!
xxPanteraxxx 1 month ago
Best centre in the world? He is more like the best rugby player ever
123cbrennan 1 month ago
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zoobow2 1 month ago
He's got the skills of messi , ronaldo and ronaldiniho combined HES A BEAST!
robcarsenal 1 month ago
he is god
TheVajman69 1 month ago
Pure skill
codyblair98 2 months ago
This was awesome . O'Driscoll is my favourite rugby player
SCBLGamingFilm 2 months ago
@Aussiephil99
Your just jelous
CTBgaming1 2 months ago
@CTBgaming1 hes right..
THEIRISHVL97DIMIR 2 months ago
hes a genius
TheHappysadman1 2 months ago
Not that good as the idiot didn't score. Very poor !
JyJayJy 3 months ago
@JyJayJy "The idiot".. I'm not Irish.. But O'driscoll is surely one of the best center of the world (maybe the best)... He's a great player, so don't insult him. And this move was amazing even if he didn't score!
MrGuiCube 3 months ago 4
@JyJayJy You try and out pace Tommy Bowe..... faggot!
IsNoJew 3 months ago
@JyJayJy He kicked it and it went off on the other team, so his team got the ball back and advanced 20 meters, great play.
NewYorkChicken 2 months ago
Haha are you allowed to throw the ball up and then catch it?!
Lexxage 3 months ago
@AdamR2468 is right, which is why you can still hammer a guy if he's not fully in control of the ball (e.g. if he's bobbling it on his fingertips). #11 should've been penalised. On the other hand, it's one of those things that takes everyone, including the ref, by surprise, so kudos for trying it and getting away with it.
ChuckieMcHaggis 3 months ago
I would love to see O'Driscoll come and play for a team in the Super 12 competition. I think he'll fit right in and will be a valuable player for the team.
grevious01 3 months ago
Isn't this classed as obstruction (crossing)?
TheScrummy9 3 months ago
@TheScrummy9 Nope, he's technically not in control of the ball, so no.
dadubs93 3 months ago
que lastima que no fue try, es uno de mis jugadores favoritos
quique03041983 3 months ago
@RagingRanga88 I'm Irish and my favourite nz player is dan carter, shame he's outta the wc, I was hoping it'd be our 2 nations in the final... But we wer beaten by the gayest and most annoying country ever.... I hope u beat Australia lol u better coz we did.. ;)
MelonSmasher123 3 months ago
thats illegal isn't it? pretty sure you cant do that.
TheHass84 3 months ago
Kneel before BOD.
Applemask 3 months ago
haha brilliant, love how his team mate had to take a hit for his brilliance lol
MrHudson1988 3 months ago
Never said he was under-rated.
RagingRanga88 4 months ago
FANTASTIC
danemreg 4 months ago
I don't like it. It wasn't anything I haven't seen done before.
fonosayno 4 months ago
@fonosayno Ah shite. BOD wouldnt of pulled it off if he didnt know you individually wouldnt of liked it. Shame really.
dadubs93 4 months ago
@dadubs93 Trust a dub to get offended by that sort of comment. Sorry that the "amazing" trick didn't impress. I've seen it done before and it's not exactly rocket science.
fonosayno 4 months ago
@fonosayno Course it isnt, its throwing a ball into the air! But no, your knowledge is correct. Johnny Wilkinson? Average, ive seen those drop goals loads of times in my old school! That Will Genia chap? Overrated, I've seen people at my local club master this 'passing' thing.
Its literally, an entirely different ball game doing it on the pitch. A professional rugby game on a tight blindside, making around 20-30 metres with one move is 'decent' id say.
dadubs93 4 months ago
@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
fonosayno 4 months ago
@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
fonosayno 4 months ago
@fonosayno Just shut the fuck up and enjoy the video..
MikeyMcN123 3 months ago
@MikeyMcN123 Big words for a little boy. Did mummy let you watch that video did she? You guys did great against Wales today. Better off sticking to potato farming and playing that silly game with the round ball Gay Lick or whatever it was haha.
fonosayno 3 months ago
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@fonosayno You're one to talk with no uploads you worthless piece of shit.. You should consider moving out of your mom's basement.
MikeyMcN123 3 months ago
@MikeyMcN123 Thumbs up for the 20 year old with the big heart. I heart you hahahahaha.
fonosayno 3 months ago
Hahahaha.
Yeah mate. Uploading videos is the new generations way of being validated as a real human being. Enjoy your early 20's sunshine. Sooner or later you'll be all grown up like me and you'll have to resort to owning piece of shit keyboard warriors on a Saturday night instead of going drinking.. hahahahahah
fonosayno 3 months ago
@fonosayno Owning? Ehh you're the one trolling on a great vid of BOD.. So why don't you find something better to do with your life? And before you make me laugh again with another one of your stupid comments I'm gonna block you. Oh and btw, is your family tree a cactus? Because everybody on it is a prick. :)
MikeyMcN123 3 months ago
@fonosayno Hold on just one second....theres a game with a round ball. Flip-in-hell, a ROUND ball, man your crazy...do you have any pictures to confirm this silly game with a your 'so-called' ROUND ball. Oh and whats a potato? I think its a type of fish or something. Please confirm.
MrKeviemc 3 months ago
@MrKeviemc You didn't get the reference. Gay Lick as in gaelic. No worries. I forgive you. Only a retard would get offended by a you tube comment. ahhahahah
fonosayno 3 months ago
@fonosayno I have no idea what this Gay Lick/gaelic thing is. I am sure its very enjoyable and important to you.....so,have fun with it my good man.
MrKeviemc 3 months ago
@MrKeviemc Thanks man. Merry Xmas
fonosayno 3 months ago
@fonosayno No problem, dont eat to many easter eggs now!!
MrKeviemc 3 months ago
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@dadubs93 The title of this video has "moment of genius" in it. My whole point is this "moment of genius" isn't exactly what I would call genius. O Driscoll is a fantastic player and he has played some superb rugby throughout his career... but the title of this video is more hyperbole than fact.
If anything, the title should read "moment of retardation" in reference to the opposing team. I suppose for an Irish rugby player, this may be considered genius but in my eyes, it was far from genius.
fonosayno 4 months ago
It's not great play...becuase the No11 should have been penalised for obstruction....a decent ref would have picked this up. You can't just run into a man when you don't have the ball
Aussiephil99 4 months ago
@Aussiephil99 thats just stupid. hes running a dummy line, of course there is going to be contact. have you even played in a game of rugby??
its only obstruction if the player would have got to him, which he wouldnt because the defender chequed and thats where he was beaten
IrishDub18 3 months ago 35
@IrishDub18 ....bollocks that player was 'taken out' when he was in a position to attempt a tackle....BLATANT OBSTRUCTUION.........and yes I've played more games than you've had hot dinners!!!
Your obviously one of these one eyed Irishmen that kneel and pray to a statue of BOD every night. Sure enough he was a great player....been in decline for a few years now.
Aussiephil99 3 months ago
@Aussiephil99 actually i personally dont think this is that good and i agree he has not been the best recently so no, i do not pray to a statue of him.
and if you have played so much then you would agree that a dummy runner cannot just stop instantly, therefore contact will be made. i agree hickie does exaggerate his movement but still, the player wouldnt have got to him.
IrishDub18 3 months ago
@Aussiephil99 the guy that you claim was obstructed was moving for the number 11, a good call from the ref as this was about as much obstruction as it was tackling the man without the ball.
senluijr 1 month ago
@Aussiephil99 actually... you can. cheque a player when your on O and he stands in front of you? isnt illegal. lern 2 play.
CrazeKillen 1 month ago
nah bunce is better, but odriscol maybe would make the allblacks, but for our cant help ourselves picking of of big heavy centers, ie umaga, nonu.
ThePhil909 4 months ago
Im english and I think thats fucking awesome
16bigred 4 months ago
that in footbal happens all the time , why is so exciting?
Renato4004 4 months ago
@Renato4004 Correct me if I'm wrong but I assume that football players would have been told to do whatever play they're doing by their coaches in one of the million time-outs you guys have instead of thinking for themselves when situations arises. Not trying to be condescending or anything but that seems like the main diff to me--that is if you mean American football and not football/soccer.
aprioriReification 4 months ago
@aprioriReification
I meant soccer XDD
it's the most complete sport ever
involves , strategy, skills , accuracy , intelligent , work team , etc,
and physically involves foot,hands, chest , head ,
and there are millions of ways of score a goal
it's simply beautiful <3
and i dont like when calling it soccer instead of football
i mean , why it's football the american football , first of all they dont use the foot , second the suppoused ball it's an egg = Handegg :D
so , go rugby :X
Renato4004 4 months ago
Class. He's a cheeky irishman, but he has the talent to pull it off.
morklind 4 months ago
@brrrrr12 race doesn't come into it commentator goes ott for a clever but illegal play. It wasn't all that.
TheShango1986 4 months ago
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have a look at my video if you liked this, got lots of rugby mishaps
Ecbrown93 4 months ago
How can anyone dislike this moment of perfection?!
MrOnepunchmickey69 4 months ago
HOLY FFFFFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!
MrOnepunchmickey69 4 months ago
@aledooo123
philippe sella anyone?
jimbomalley 4 months ago
he's just the best player ever!
CharlieAdams37 4 months ago
@SirJimb0 im going to tend to disagree with you there. as you yourself said, the pass does not go into Hickie's hands-therefore not a pass to Hickie.now think of the times when a player tries to catch the ball in the air,knocks it on&then tries to regather-are the opponents allowed to tackle him before he regathers&is "not in possession" as you would call it?the answer is yes they may-if a player attempts to regather a ball(or recollect as in driscoll's case)the opponent may tackle him.simple...
sfvdl 4 months ago
best rugby player of all time!!!
irishanto3 4 months ago
I'm from NZ and hes my fav center, probably isnt rated the best because he plays for Ireland... No offence ! But if he was in the All Blacks he would be rated the best 'cause our backline is super-smooth and he'd just dominate in our squad !
RagingRanga88 4 months ago 46
@RagingRanga88 I think you're 100% right there.
LesArmesDuTemps 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88 it's sad to say but you're probably more than right
QwoPhasaArius 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88
Excuse me. But he has set allot of records for Ireland. And under his leadership, we are gonna challenge for the RWC 2011!!!! NZ might have the home advantage,but I sure, were gonna try and steal the spotlight!
xxPanteraxxx 4 months ago
@xxPanteraxxx What are you on about ? I never said he wasnt good -.-'
RagingRanga88 4 months ago
@xxPanteraxxx I think he's trying to say NZ mostly deny that O'Driscoll is as good as he is because well, he isn't theirs. If he played for a NZ club or was a Kiwi himself, they'd be singing his praises.
But after those 4 warm up matches, 2 of which I attended at the Aviva, there wasn't a lot of our main players missing. So if we play like that and that is near enough to our best squad, we don't stand a chance in that case.
I personally, like Keith Wood, think it's Australia's time this year.
brrrrr12 4 months ago
@brrrrr12
only started to watch a lot highlights of quade cooper tonight....if this guy plays well and the aussie pack front up then its theirs for the taking. not to mention the rest of their backline, serious talent
jimbomalley 4 months ago
@brrrrr12
Makes sense, when you say it like that I guess. I do like Australia, and I think the might very well have a chance of upsetting NZ. I can imagine, if Australia where to win on NZ soil. But aside from both, NZ & Australia. Ireland, England, and Wales, have the ability to beat both of them, in my opinion. But at the end of the day, its just speculation really. But I hope you guys do well :)
xxPanteraxxx 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88 are you saying Ireland is shit at rugby?
iAMspudeee 4 months ago
@iAMspudeee Did I say Ireland is shit at rugby ? No... Theyre just not as good as the All Blacks... >.> Ireland is my second fav team.
RagingRanga88 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88 suppose :)
iAMspudeee 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88 He's not under-rated. He is acknowledged as one of the best centers of all time...
MrRyanification 4 months ago
@MrRyanification Never said he was under-rated, but i do think hed be rated more if he played for the All Blacks.
RagingRanga88 4 months ago
@RagingRanga88
i'm a bok. . .and you have no pride in the all blacks!
how very un-new-zealander-like, i'm telling weepu about this!
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on the flip side:: if o driscoll was in any of the 3nation countries. . .he woulda been skilled enough to actually score the try. . . .but he's oviously from the north. . .weak!
1ma4ighter 3 months ago
@1ma4ighter No prise in the all blacks ? lol your an idiot, Still sore 'cause you got knocked out of the WC ? ;), Pity u didnt beat the Aussies so we coulda smashed yous this weekend.
RagingRanga88 3 months ago
@RagingRanga88
you mean lucky. . .we got knocked out of the QFs by a bullshit ref. . .i thought we'd go out against you guys, but with the hard time you had against france. . .somehow it feels as if we coulda won if that ref weren't there
1ma4ighter 2 months ago
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@RagingRanga88
I agree, he has never won world players of the year!
Quinno77 3 months ago
Commentator needs to get off his little ginger Irish balls. It wasn't a moment of genius, it was a moment of obstruction. Penalty Ulster.
TheShango1986 4 months ago
@TheShango1986 The commentator was Northern Ireland dipshit.
brrrrr12 4 months ago
if one were to get technical on this it would read as follows. since o dricsoll didnt knock it on, didn't pass it to somebody else, he was in possession the of the ball the whole time. a player is in possession of the ball until deemed otherwise(eg the ball needs to get into contact with something else other than the player in possession). also the times that a player is in front of the ball carrier creates space that would not have been there otherwise - look for it, its as broad as daylight!
sfvdl 4 months ago in playlist Rugby 2
@sfvdl not true actually. When O'Driscoll threw the ball in the air, he was no longer in possession. If someone were to tackle him, right after he threw that ball, he would have been awarded a penalty, for being tackled without possession. The only reason why The penalty wasn't awarded for obstruction is because Hickie wasn't obstructing the play, think if it like a cut, however the ball doesn't go into Hickies hands, it goes over him. its as simple as that.
SirJimb0 4 months ago
best centre lol, nonu is rated the top centre
oM21o 4 months ago
@oM21o hes not rated the player of the decade, O'Driscoll is, u can lol all u want but the facts are there. haters gonna hate
gav6170 4 months ago
This isn't Illegal one bit! It isn't a forward pass because he never passed it! and it wasn't 'obstruction' because Brian never had the ball in his hands when the other player ran a dummy line! so technically it was a moment of 'Legal' Genius :-) !
Goldiee17 5 months ago
More worried about the fact the ball travels forward so would this be classed as a forward pass?
ThePj1967 5 months ago
@ThePj1967 the rules state that a pass is forward if thrown initialy forward, but the rules allow for a player running with momentum, if the initial pass is in the backwards direction and the ball travels forward due to the momentum of the player then its not counted as a forward pass. thats just what i heard the commentators saying in another match when a question was been asked about a forward pass that led to a try.
Dubo20 5 months ago
@ThePj1967 Forward pass?? pass to who?? there is no pass
georgiewilliam 5 months ago
@georgiewilliam if not forward pass, knock on then, the ball has traveled forward it is not allowed.
gindaer 5 months ago
@gindaer Wrong... If a player fumbles the ball but catches it before it has hit the ground or another player, it is not a knock-on. There was no loss of control in the play so it is neither a knock on or a forward pass.
georgiewilliam 4 months ago
Its actually not...that how he got away with it.
CurlyisKing 5 months ago
hahahah thtz not illegal retards is a dummy pass
11rilez 5 months ago
im not gonna spend ages explaining why it was legal but basically wen the ball is in the air u can be behind any player you want even if they obstruct. take kicks for example...blah blah blah u to at the top are fucking dicks!
thomsocaca 5 months ago
Obstruction? I disagree. Hickie genuinely thought he was going to get his hands on the ball, and thus moved into a position where he could best take advantage of it. Every player has to be SOMEWHERE on the pitch at some point, there's no way around that, and there is no law about running dummy lines. So, I think the Ulster men should stop crying like babies about a NON TRY that occurred 4 years ago, and simply accept it as a good piece of play.
Althalus212 5 months ago
That wasn't ubstructiion u retards if you look closely hickey is tackled of the balk really ?! Look the dummy confuzed the defenders ahead and they took the man that they thought had the ball:/:)
OwNdGrizzYxX 5 months ago
not obstruction as no one had the ball in hands. Carlos Spencer did this when he was in the blues well before this but it resulted in a try.
KAHUNAGAN 5 months ago
that was lame and it was an obstruction which others have already pointed out.
VintageHori 5 months ago
lol and tana smashed him so tana's the best :P
AugustJMR 5 months ago
Not actually obstruction, the ball was technically in open play so no such thing. No man had the ball
FireyTouch 5 months ago
obstruction.great gas shown by BOD but he only got that break thanks to an illegal move.commentators completely ignored that fact but fuck hes quick
malamaclan 5 months ago
Legal or illegan point is it was effective and not pulled. This is an example of the sort of proffesionalism displayed by those at the top. McCaw gets so much flak from fans of opposition teams branding him cheat etc etc (yawn), fact is he's in the top class who know exactly which rulles can be given a nudge if the reffs not calling it. BOD is a bloody effective, highly proffesional man at his job.
DevilBoyDoc 5 months ago
I lol'd :3
LittleMissMuffet898 5 months ago
that's not an illegal move, there is no obstruction of the ball carrier because the ball is in the air. so technically it's fine
ramzzzzz10 5 months ago 2
Don't really see how this is legal, but then again, hardly anything McCaw does is legal. Either way, best centre in the world. It's a disgrace that he didn't get player of the year in 2009.
chickenfillets74 5 months ago
@chickenfillets74 Agree. beyond a doubt, the best of 09
jnfeehan 5 months ago
I too am wondering how this is being classed as illegal by some? Can someone with REAL knowledge actually comment and not people who think they know what they are on about....
Ignore the "maybe it did, maybe it didnt" things, Let say for arguments sake the ball did go back 100% guarantee, and that the player wasnt obstructed, is this actually legal to do.... because tbh, i dont see any issue with THIS, my only issue is that the ball MIGHT have gone forward but im really not 100% sure...
bidefordrfc 6 months ago
@bidefordrfc I'll explain it to you as it is pretty simple. The direction of the ball is irrelevant. The key is Number 11. O'Driscoll runs behind Number 11 and then Number 11 takes out the defensive player that is lining up to take out O'Driscoll. This is called obstruction. If you want to see the true genius of O'Driscoll search his try for the Lions against Aust. Don't pay to much attention to this clip as it's crap really. Also search Christian Cullen tries, now that's genius
accident111 6 months ago
@accident111
I understand that, but the fact is when BOD ran behind the 11 he did not have the ball... therefore it is a bit like a pass and loop exercise... It can also be seen that the defensive player there would have tackled BOD if he had run forward, but he would not have caught him on his new directional path.... i dont know how you can claim obstruction if there is another player closer who did not try to tackle him....
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accident111 6 months ago
@bidefordrfc He doesn't have to have the ball for it to be obstruction law 10.1 on obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession. O'Driscoll is either the ball carrier or the potential ball carrier. Pause the clip and 0.14secs that shows it all. The defender is taken out.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111
The defender runs into a dummy runner.... and not to mention there is no way that player would have got to O'Driscoll when he "became the ball carrier again"... he was too far away...
bidefordrfc 5 months ago
@bidefordrfc Did you read my reponse - obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate (this is what number 11 does) carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers (this is O'Driscoll). Pretty simple really, are you Irish by any chance? Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Get it now?
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111
"Stand in front of a team mate carrying the ball"
O'Driscoll didn't have the ball. When he DID have the ball, he was slightly further back but to the side of the number 11....
bidefordrfc 5 months ago
@bidefordrfc Obstruction is about the defensive player being impeded. Whether O’Driscoll has the ball is irrelevant. It’s about the defender having the freedom to defend against the current ball carrier or the potential ball carrier. The defender was taken out by number 11 preventing him from doing either. The defender was within 2 metres of O’Driscoll when he was taken out, whether the defender was able to reach O’Driscoll we will never now as he was prevented from doing so.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111
" law 10.1 on obstrcution states that a player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession."
He wasn't infront of O'Driscoll.....so he didn't intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing the number 11 from tackling BOD, or BOD......
bidefordrfc 5 months ago
@bidefordrfc I can see from your response that you don't really know what you’re talking about. #11 is not even the defender. Watch the complete clip, the replay shows 11 running across O'Driscoll, his team mate and intentionally. The question you should ask your self is - if not for #11 would the defender have a chance to tackle O'Driscoll? The answer is yes. You think it’s legal, I don’t. I think that’s the general consensus on this forum some people think it’s ok others don’t.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111
it was a typo, i was merely commenting by memory and i had the defender down as "number 11" however my argument is still the same, just correct my typo....
As you say agree to disagree is probably in order....
bidefordrfc 5 months ago
@bidefordrfc Do me favour, if you haven't already checked it out, find O'Driscolls try for the Lions against Australia. That is the genius of the man. Great try and from memory runs in from 60m out without a hand on him. This clip is a palour trick, that try is sublime skill.
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TheTotalNuts 5 months ago
Its not obstruction as its only obstruction if the other player prevents someone else tackling the ball carrier, O'Driscoll releases the ball so he is not the ball carrier when the "obstruction" was made
StevoVsDanny 6 months ago 2
Coaches! Teach all of your kids to pass it to themselves!!!
joshmacy 6 months ago
Brian O'Dribble... or was that Brian O'dryballs?
mongrelseason 6 months ago
@mongrelseason When you get world player of the decade you can talk
RugbyPredictions 6 months ago
@RugbyPredictions oh Ruby Tuesday... So you have world player of the year making it ok for "you" to talk? Ba ha ha ha.... couch potato
mongrelseason 6 months ago
@mongrelseason I'm a couch potato?Im far from that mate trust me.
RugbyPredictions 6 months ago
@RugbyPredictions so we are mates now? so easy to make friends here.
mongrelseason 6 months ago
Just cause I'm sick of all the people tossing on about this clip. Here's the rules
10.1 OBSTRUCTION
(b) Running in front of a ball carrier. A player must not intentionally move or stand in front of a team-mate carrying the ball thereby preventing opponents from tackling the current ball carrier or the opportunity to tackle potential ball carriers when they gain possession.
I'm sure there will be the argument that he does not have the ball. He doesn't have to as he is the potential ball carrier.
accident111 6 months ago
@accident111 if you watch rugby at all you will realize that many laws are flaunted every single game. The fact he gets away with it is a mere token of his brilliance.
You could compile a list of world class players who brake the rules of the sport in seconds.
At the time its down to the referee he deemed that there was no obstruction so why people have to argue there was is beyond.
davidlloydthomas 6 months ago
@davidlloydthomas
Cool you've just put to rest the spear tackle on O'Driscoll by Tana Umaga. Here I was thinking that it was illegal play but as it turns out it was pure brilliance, cause he got away with it. Not only did Umaga get away with it O'Driscoll didn't play another game on that tour, what a genius he is. Greatest play to ever play the game, Umaga is untouchable. Nice logic.
accident111 6 months ago
so illegal but its still ridiculously cool!
killmcc 6 months ago
It was a forward pass, ofcourse the stupid magners league ref's wouldn't see it, remember the ireland vs wales linesman? he was a magners league ref. #LOL #FAIL
jacobzurra 6 months ago
@jacobzurra
but its not a pass. its classed as a fumble. you cant pass the ball to yourself. but your bang on with the linesmen in general. they only call one area of play, and even then they get that single area wrong all the time.
MultiFlash1988 6 months ago
wow sumthing exciting happened in Rugby Union,this happens in Rugby League almost all the time
edward6000 6 months ago
@edward6000 Mate im pretty sure that everybody likes union better, league is dirty people always get into fights and shit..
TheDiabloke 6 months ago
probably the best center in the world? get lost. this is european rugby were talking about. european teams are world class yeah. no doubt. but not players. no way. with centers like conrad smith. sonny bill. ma'a nonu. stirling mortlock. no way.
botzkeint 7 months ago
maybe it doesn't count as obstruction because the ball left his hands, sort of like a skip pass?
deaco 7 months ago
Makes a break while his team mates runs obstruction and gets away with it, what a genius
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Greengiant223 7 months ago
@accident111
its drico. he's a genius. best player ever to play the game. be bitter somewhere else. if he was doing it for you you'd love him. he's the record try holder for a reason.
MultiFlash1988 6 months ago
@MultiFlash1988
I don't disagree that O'Driscoll is a great player. Does this show it, no it doesn't do him justice. Best player to play the game? Well I would suggest you watch more rugby, Chritian Cullen, Tim Horan, Mark Ella, Dan Carter, Gareth Edwards, Philippe Sella, man I could go on forever listing great players it's a pointless assertion. I'm not sure where you are coming from with reference to record try holder. Maybe in domestic rugby, not at the international level.
accident111 6 months ago
@accident111
how many players in the worls can you name that are garenteed starters on any team in the world? not many. drico is one of the few. and drico is the record try holder in the six nations. thats an international level competition in case you'd missed it. every one everywhere can tell you who drico is because of the talent. best ever. he can play any style and that sets hima aprt. what ever leinster need him to do, he does. remarkable.
MultiFlash1988 6 months ago
@MultiFlash1988
I could name several better centres. Joe Stanley, Conrad Smith, Jason Little, Philipe Sella, Tana Umaga, Mike Gibson, Danie Gerber, Tim Horan. Unforunately he wouldn't make either the current ABs or Springbok side. Look I thought I was having a serious conversation here until you claimed the top try scoring record in the 6 nations as a badge of honour. Next time you watch a game of rugby have a look at some other players, your missing some good rugby.
accident111 6 months ago
@accident111
not one better center in that list. drico is world wide recognised as the best center in the world. he can do anything a team needs him to do to win. legend. sa can only win if a team plays with size. the imagination and skill is gone. and as for the AB's? they have the world organisation in the back pocket. they have changed the rules of the game to favour themselves and get rid of refs who call them on their bullshit. drico is the best because he dosnt need that shit to win.
MultiFlash1988 6 months ago
@MultiFlash1988 For a guy that can do anything a team needs to win he's a bit of a loser when it comes to playing the ABs - never won a game against them. Hey while I'm sitting there watching my team in the final at the world cup this year, hope you enjoy watching Ireland get bundled out by Sth Africa in the quarter finals. Talk to you then.
accident111 6 months ago
@accident111 the ball was in the air you fucking prick
y00cmaxwell 5 months ago
@y00cmaxwell you don't know the rules, I know that your probably Irish but that doesn't mean you have to act stupid. Read the rule book, that is if you can read and then comeback. Otherwise fuck off you tosser.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111 even though your comment initially was completely wrong. o'driscoll made his own team mate think he was going to pass it.
y00cmaxwell 5 months ago
@accident111 technically it wasnt obstruction.
CurlyisKing 5 months ago
@CurlyisKing As the ref didn't call it in reality it's not obstruction, technically and based on the rules you can argue that it is obstruction just like you can technically argue that O'Driscoll is not much of a genius as a result of this clip.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111 While you can ARGUE that it's obstruction, that doesn't change the fact that it is not obstruction. Also whether or not he is a genius is a matter of opinion which can always be argued as there is no standardized test for physical intelligence. The opinion of many however, would be that is is, the rest are just haters.
CurlyisKing 5 months ago
@accident111 according to law 10.1 in the rule book, it can only be obstruction if the player is carrying the ball, as the ball is in the air and hickey is just running his line their is no obstruction. as at the time there is no ball carrier for the opposition to tackle
Dubo20 5 months ago
@Dubo20 law 10 states the ball carrier or potential ball carrier.
accident111 5 months ago
@accident111 only obstruction if u have the ball, drico didnt have the ball when the offense in question took place .
gav6170 4 months ago
@gav6170 I suggest you go back to the rule book start with Law 10.1 (b). Sorry to say but you are wrong. Most people think that because he does have the ball it is not obstruction, which is wrong. You can see from comments that there is a lack of understanding with the rules.
accident111 4 months ago
@accident111 either way as u kiwis love to put it when u talk about ur boy Macaw "its not illegal if u get away with it" that has to apply here in fairness.
gav6170 4 months ago
@gav6170 Totally agree, my beef with this clip is that O'Driscoll is a genius but not because of this. This is bullsh1t, I've seen 10 years play like this. Lions V Australia O'driscoll try, now that is genius. This clip is like saying that Da Vinci wipe his arse and somebody looks at the toilet paper and sees Mona Lisa in the shite smear. Get it.
accident111 4 months ago
@accident111 hes running a line mate, that player would never had got to him anyway, you should know, youre a new zealander, or are you?
IrishDub18 4 months ago
@GuerillaGanja trust me thats an obstruction what he did, his team mate obviously took out one of the defenders who did not have the opportunity to tackle him. That is then technically a penalty. My point is Tana was one of the best all blacks when he was playing and he played damn well against lions and scored some great tries against england, SA and austalia to compare odriscoll to Tana you have to be ignorant to not recognise his individual achievements too!!!
SuperJay2cool 7 months ago
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@SuperJay2cool you obviously dont know ireland. im going to have to say it again soccer is not the most played sport in ireland! GAA IS. do some fucking research you idiot. a until now u probably have never heard about it so dont speak until u know the facts
ChickenMcNuggetMeal 7 months ago
@GuerillaGanja you arent good at any sport your just an ignorant irish fool who disses tana umaga for that spear tackle who in truth would destroy odriscoll and outplay him but because odriscoll is still playing a 117 caps he's scored more points, thats alot of games needed to prove himself. all he did is throw the ball in the air and catch it again using his team mate as a obstruction for him to get through what a joke you can't do that here! watch SBW, Ma'a nonu DAN CARTER real highlights!!!
SuperJay2cool 7 months ago
@GuerillaGanja mate your country is a joke at every sport face it it's the truth you will never be the best at anything. Patatoes thats pathetic and Irish rugby is a joke ireland has never managed to beat the all blacks ever in 24 attempts with odriscoll in 9 of them. So really you are chockers you suck at every sport end of story!!!
SuperJay2cool 7 months ago
O'Driscoll is a good player, no doubt. But you guys are out of touch with reality. Not only that there can't be any comparison between him and Tana but there are at least 3 better outside centres currently playing in NZ - Kahui, Smith, Payne (and not necessary in that order).
dovla666 7 months ago