Rugby: Wilkinson pays tribute to Brian O’Driscoll.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by bill

Toulon : Wilkinson rend hommage à O’Driscoll

le Lundi 7 Avril 2014

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Après quinze ans de carrière européenne, Brian O’Driscoll a fait ses adieux à la H Cup dimanche, lors de la défaite du Leinster face à Toulon. Jonny Wilkinson, autre légende du rugby, a tenu à rendre hommage à son adversaire d’un soir.

After fifteen years of his European Career, Brian O’Driscoll bade his farewell to the H Cup on Sunday, after the Leinster defeat to Toulon. Jonny Wilkinson, another rugby legend, extended his hommage to his opponent that evening.

Jonny Wilkinson, a fait part de sa tristesse de voir le centre irlandais se retirer : « La première fois que j’ai joué contre Brian O’Driscoll, c’était avec les moins de 18 ans en Tournoi des V Nations. J’ai tout de suite su qu’il allait être un joueur de très haut niveau. J’ai joué contre lui toute ma carrière et il est toujours resté à ce très haut niveau. C’est triste pour le sport qu’il s’en aille. ». L’ouvreur anglais a également évoqué la demi-finale de H Cup à venir, face au Munster, large vainqueur de Toulouse samedi dernier : « On a vu le match du Munster contre Toulouse. C’est aussi du très haut niveau. On devra se préparer à cet énorme défi. Être à ce niveau, c’est magnifique mais ce n’est qu’une étape, on veut aller plus loin », a-t-il déclaré sur le site de l’ERC.

Wilkinson expressed his sadness to see the Irish centre retire: “The first time I played against Brian O’Driscoll, it was in the under 18 years Five Nations. I immediatly recognised a player of very high quality. It is sad for the sport that he is going.” The English out-half is still involved in the semi-final of the H cup to come, against Munster, big winners against Toulouse last Saturday. “We saw the Munster v Toulouse game. It was a high level game. We will have to prepare for this huge challenge. To be at this level, it is great but it is only one stage, we want to go further.” he said on the ERC website.

 

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