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Published 14:52 16 Mar 2023 GMT
Updated 14:52 16 Mar 2023 GMT
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll leads out his team at Twickenham, in March 2004. (Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"Very early on, in 2004, England had just won the World Cup and I was made captain on a full-time basis, after Keith Wood retiring. It was England's first game back at Twickenham after winning the World Cup. "I was trying to have a bit of a laugh in the press conference, during the week. There was something that Roy Keane had said about the prawn sandwich brigade (at Old Trafford). We were being asked about the fans, and silencing the crowd. And I said, 'Ah yeah, hopefully we'll give the prawn sandwich brigade something to choke on'. "I was laughing in my own head, thinking it was a great gag. Oh gosh, it went down so badly!"
"Clive Woodward had a big bite back, the next day, and said something like, 'People should learn to keep their mouth shut'. "And then Lawrence had a few choice words, in the first five minutes of the game, at the bottom of a ruck, as well. When I say words, it was more actions than words!At the very least, O'Driscoll and his teammates backed up those pre-match words by defeating England 19-13 at Twickenham, with Girvan Dempsey's second half try a crucial score. "So," O'Driscoll mused, "I remember thinking, 'Yeah, don't try the wisecracks and maybe the straight bat is the better option, from now on.'" WATCH HOUSE OF RUGBY HERE: Related Articles:
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