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Published 17:01 1 Dec 2017 GMT
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"Johnny Sexton or Conor Murray or a Tadhg Furlong, I think those three names, if any of those were seen overseas the gulf between them and the next player is so vast that I think they'd have to pick them. "Is Peter O'Mahony completely irreplaceable? Maybe not, albeit he's a shoo-in to the team right now, the strength of that back row is in a good spot. It will be a difficult decision for Peter O'Mahony. "He's a young family too and he's 28 years of age so he's got to think about multiple things."O'Driscoll acknowledged that the 2019 World Cup is 'the carrot' to all Ireland internationals but added that professional rugby careers are short and 'people have to maximise their earnings while they can'. "It's about making sure you make the right decision from your rugby perspective, but also from your family and your security perspective," O'Driscoll noted. "There are some difficult decisions ahead for some of those key players."
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