O'Driscoll scare

RUGBY: THERE WAS a minor scare for Ireland yesterday when an unwell Brian O’Driscoll missed the captain’s run at Twickenham …

RUGBY:THERE WAS a minor scare for Ireland yesterday when an unwell Brian O'Driscoll missed the captain's run at Twickenham and ensuing press conference.

“He was feeling a little bit rough, so there was no point pushing it,” said Declan Kidney.

Paddy Wallace and Kevin McLaughlin have travelled with the 22, and were O’Driscoll ruled out Keith Earls would move to centre, Andrew Trimble would start on the left wing and Wallace would take his place on the bench.

But Kidney fully expects the Ireland captain to play.

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