Brian O’Driscoll

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brian O'Driscoll
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1979(1979-01-21)
Age	45
Birthplace	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Brian O'Driscoll Biography

Brian O'Driscoll is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on January 21, 1979 in Dublin, Ireland. Former center who was captain of the team Leinster as well as Ireland. His professional career at University College Dublin RFC spanned between 1998 and 2014.

It was his turn to attend attend the marriage to Prince William, but only his wife was there.

O’Driscoll made his debut for Leinster in 1999, and under head coach Matt Williams and backs coach Alan Gaffney he became an explosive force in the Leinster backline, forming a highly effective centre partnership with Shane Horgan. In 2001, Leinster won the inaugural Celtic League beating Munster in Lansdowne Road. In 2003, Leinster were heavy favourites for that year’s Heineken Cup but were beaten by Perpignan in the semi-finals.

O’Driscoll has appeared three times for the invitational Barbarians rugby team: against South Africa on 10 December 2000, against Scotland on 22 May 2004, and against England on 30 May 2004. Against South Africa, O’Driscoll scored his only try as a part of the Barbarians team.

He got married to the actress Amy Huberman in the year 2010.

Brian O'Driscoll Net Worth

Brian O'Driscoll is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian O'Driscoll 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He completed his studies in management of sports in University College Dublin.

He released a book in 2005 titled An Year In the Center.

In 1999, O’Driscoll was selected for the senior squad and was on the bench for a match against Italy, although he did not play. He won his first Test cap at age 20 on 12 June 1999 in a 46–10 loss to Australia in Brisbane as part of the tour of Australia. O’Driscoll played for Ireland before he played for the senior Leinster team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Brian O'Driscoll Dating?

According to our records, Brian O'Driscoll married to Amy Huberman. As of December 1, 2023, Brian O'Driscoll’s is not dating anyone.

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O’Driscoll’s popularity in Ireland was expressed by supporters wearing T-shirts bearing the motto “In BOD We Trust”. In 2002, O’Driscoll was handed the captaincy for the first time in Ireland’s 18–9 win over Australia, the first Irish victory over the Wallabies since 1979. In 2003, following the international retirement of long-time Ireland captain Keith Wood, O’Driscoll was awarded the captaincy on a permanent basis. In that year, O’Driscoll led Ireland to second place in the Six Nations Championship. This was followed by Triple Crowns in 2004 (Ireland’s first crown since 1985), 2006 and 2007. In 2004, O’Driscoll captained Ireland to a 17–12 victory over South Africa, the first Irish win over the Springboks since 1965.

Facts & Trivia

Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Brian O'Driscoll celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.

He has published one book, A Year in the Centre (2005), a memoir of a year as a professional rugby player. A biography, called In BOD We Trust, by Marcus Stead was published in March 2008. A revised and extended version of Stead’s book was published in August 2011, Brian O’Driscoll: The Biography. In February 2011, O’Driscoll and his wife were invited to the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton, but only Huberman attended, because of his club team’s (Leinster) preparation for their Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse the day after the wedding.

What made Brian O'Driscoll so good?

He was so fresh-faced back then; looked so young. He always had that talent and potential and sometimes there are a lot of guys that look great when they first come on the scene. “But what makes Brian even more impressive was that he was able to retain that talent and potential over the years.

Is Brian O'Driscoll the best rugby player?

Brian O’Driscoll is widely heralded by many as the greatest rugby player of all time at centre. The time Brian O’Driscoll shocked the world with this piece of skill is just one example of how brilliant he was.

How many concussions has Brian O'Driscoll had?

“I was probably diagnosed with concussion three times in my career,” O’Driscoll stated, allowing that the contemporary understanding of what constitutes a concussion would likely have driven this number a bit higher. “Knocked out as a teenager playing schools [rugby], that was the only time I lost consciousness.

What does Brian O'Driscoll do now?

Rugby Union Player

Who is the most capped Irish rugby player?

Ireland’s all-time caps leader is Brian O’Driscoll with 133. The active player with the most caps is Cian Healy with 118 caps, followed by Johnny Sexton with 108 caps.