Another reason to like BOD...

Jilm

… he beat the shít out of Austin Healy on the 2001 Lions Tour, it seems. This is from The Times, in an interview with legends Keith Wood and Brian Moore…

My favourite tour tale is from the professional days, Wood says.

In 2001, with the Lions in Australia, it was about ten days after Ronan O’Gara had the head punched off him and Austin Healey was trying to get him to do a boxing match. O’Gara didn’t want anything to do with it so Brian O’Driscoll stepped in. ‘I’ll have a go’, he said.

Brian put the gloves on and about 20 guys formed a ring round Brian and Austin. Austin throws the first punch, a very subtle one. Brian ducks under it and smacks a full-blown upper-cut back. It was unbelievable.

Austin’s cranky as a bag of cats by now, so swings one. O’Driscoll ducks and bang he comes back. There were ten unanswered punches everyone of them full blown and beautiful. The towels were being thrown in from the guys around the edge.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5584-996328,00.html

GreenHell

Ya would have thought Healy's wig had some self defense mechanism.

R33F

Originally posted by Jilm
… he beat the shít out of Austin Healy on the 2001 Lions Tour, it seems. This is from The Times, in an interview with legends Keith Wood and Brian Moore…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5584-996328,00.html

I was standing in a lil' pub in Rathmines watching the Waratahs v Lions in 2001

Duncan McRae rained about a dozen punches onto Ronan O'Gara's face.

The whole pub forgot the game and looked at the only bloke in the pub with a Waratahs Jersey on. (me)

Not a nice moment in rugby, and definately a moment I was ashamed to be wearing the jersey of my states team.

Like alot of Aussies, I am very passionate about my rugby, and am the first to cheer at a huge tackle/ big hit. But bad sportmanship isnt needed in the game.

evilhomer

Hehe!!!

Now you know why he is the Irish captain!!!

Gwan the O'Driscoll

bdiddy

Who da man?? (give u a clue.....it's not Healy)

R33F

thinkin' the Wallabies stormed back to take the 2001 Lions series

2 - 1 didnt they ???