It has been a nervous wait over the last few weeks for Leinster and Irish rugby fans as they waited to see if Brian O'Driscoll would play one more year for club and country. That issue was resolved this morning with the news that O'Driscoll has signed a new one year deal, as the nation breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Brian O Driscoll has signed a one year contract & will be available to both #Leinster and #Ireland next season!Good work Joe Schmidt!!
— Des Cahill, RTE (@sportsdes) May 16, 2013
Brian O Driscoll has signed a new one year contract with #Leinster. More to follow. #rugby
— Setanta Sports (@SetantaSports) May 16, 2013
The IRFU confirm new one year contract with Brian O’Driscoll which will see him remain available for Ireland and Leinster until June 2014
— ESPN Scrum.com (@espnscrum) May 16, 2013
Now that he is playing until 2014 he may as well play one just one more tiny year to take him up to the 2015 World Cup.
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