[Brian O’Driscoll and Mike Brown during the Ireland-England game at Twickenham this season]

This just in.

England full back Mike Brown has pipped Brian O’Driscoll to RBS player of the [Six Nations] tournament. Brown received 34.30% of the votes (23,408) O’Driscoll received 28.57% (19,496).

FIGHT!

Mike Brown named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship (TheRugbyPaper)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49XeZo6XpYA#t=205

YOU decide.

Playwright and actor Seamus O’Rourke extols a certain rugby player who is the spit of his cousin. Made by  Balls.ie for the #thirteen project raising cash for Temple Street Children’s Hospital and the ISPCC.

“And The Pride Burstin’ Out Of Him” – Seamus O’Rourke’s Ode To Brian O’Driscoll (Balls.ie)

[From top: Brian O’Driscoll; Amy Huberman with daughter Sadie O’Driscoll; and Lansdowne Road Nua this afternoon]

“And Brian O’Driscoll leaves the pitch to a standing ovation. Incredible scenes at the Aviva.Lansdowne Nua.”

Live: Six Nations Ireland Vs Italy (Irish Times)

Thanks Gavin Kilduff

Many have asked us about the availability of Tom Doyle’s ‘Thanks Be To Bod’ print (above) since it was featured here last week.

Sadly the prints chronicling Brian O’Driscoll’s career [A3 sized and costing €30] have all sold out.

BUT Tom has donated his LAST one to give away to a committed Brian O’Driscoll follower.

To enter, he would like YOU to complete this sentence.

My friend_______________ deserves this on their wall because____________________________

Lines close at 8.15pm 11.15pm Sunday 1am

UPDATE: Frilly Keane wins the poster.

BOD-related tribute outside Kiely’s, Donnybrook, Dublin this morning.

Meanwhile…

RTE’s Morning Ireland tribute to Brian O’Driscoll from earlier.

Via Andrew O’Connor

[From left – Playing for Leinster, His hat-trick game v France 2000, Blonde hair playing days, Lifting the Six Nations Trophy, Wearing the number 13, Head bandaged in 2013, Playing for the Lions]

Tom Doyle writes:

A  tribute Illustration to the great BOD before his final home game this weekend…

Ballsbridge, Dublin this morning.

Mmf.

O’Driscoll is not gone yet as Ireland focus on setting up final showdown in Paris (MailOnline)

Thanks Brian O’Farrell and Michael McHale