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Article: Rugby Union: O'Driscoll: Why I owe it all to Henry's Lions; Rugby Correspondent Andy Howell examines the Brian O'Driscoll phenomenon ahead of Ireland's visit to Cardiff and hears his verdict on Welsh rugby.(Sport)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2003
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Byline: Andy Howell
LIVING with Lions was the name of a top-rated TV fly-on-the-wall documentary - but for Brian O'Driscoll the experience is the reason Wales must now fear him.
O'Driscoll's rise from fine prospect to probably the world's most dangerous centre can be traced from his performances with Graham Henry's Lions in Australia two summers ago.
The 24-year-old earned the tag ``Waltzing O'Driscoll'' as he mesmerised would-be Wallaby shacklers and touring Welsh supporters warmed to him in a way previously reserved for the likes of Barry John, ...