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Ireland's Sexiest Man To Hook's Hooch - Five Of Brian O'Driscoll's Best TV Moments

Ireland's Sexiest Man To Hook's Hooch - Five Of Brian O'Driscoll's Best TV Moments
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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On Sunday night, Brian O'Driscoll reveled in Chris Ashton's blunder during Toulon's victory against Bath at the weekend. O'Driscoll nominated Jonathan Joseph's try, which resulted from Ashton's sliced clearance, as the Try of the Weekend. It was a lovely moment of schadenfreude from the former Ireland captain - no doubt one which many an Irish rugby fan also enjoyed over the weekend.

These are some of the other great TV moments from O'Driscoll's playing and post-playing career.

This post is mainly an excuse to remember the many varying styles of a young Brian O'Driscoll.

The night he was voted Ireland's Sexiest Man 2004

Having a little dig at Eddie Jones on ITV

There was a grin on Brian O'Driscoll's face throughout ITV's post-match coverage of Ireland's Gram Slam-halting win in Dublin on the final day of the 2017 Six Nations.

Perhaps that smile was generated by the little dig he had lined up for Eddie Jones and the situation he found himself in. O'Driscoll was seated between two legends of English rugby, Jonny Wilkinson to his right and Clive Woodward to his left.

Ahead of the game, Eddie Jones suggested that he knew what was coming from Ireland in Dublin - what he scoffed at as 'kick and clap' rugby.

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It will be raining high balls. It will be kick and clap, the fans at the Aviva love that so we know what to expect. You have to prepare for the game and we know what Ireland will bring — a strong physical challenge at the breakdown, pressure on our nine and ten and high balls.

After Jonny Wilkinson has praised the closeness of the Irish team on the pitch, compared to what he saw as a 'splintered' English group, Brian O'Driscoll let fly.

All joking aside, I think there's some days where you win by 'kick and clap'.

You've got to play the conditions. I think Ireland played the conditions better today.

O'Driscoll even got a little clap from Clive Woodward.

Hook's Hooch
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It was the 2004 Six Nations. Ireland had just beaten Scotland at Lansdowne Road to claim their first Triple Crown since 1985.

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Grasping vividly coloured bottles of Powerade, the centre partnership which would serve Ireland for years to come was interviewed post-game by Michael Lyster.

An amused Brian O'Driscoll barely managed to hold back the laughter every time Gordon D'Arcy took a sip while at the same time himself alternating slugs of blue and yellow liquids.

The little skit was likely a response to George Hook having a go at O'Driscoll for drinking from a branded container in an interview following the previous week's victory against Italy.

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Cut back to studio and Hook was ready to have a dig at O'Driscoll. The RTÉ analyst quenched his thirst with a swiftly manufactured bottle of 'Hook's Hooch'.

Such was Tom McGurk and Brent Pope's amusement, they were forced to take an ad break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTaoes3kdH0

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Eight month's later, the joke was still going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXDWKoaJyk

Talking camera pranks on Tubridy Tonight in 2004

This has mainly been included for the choice of facial hair.

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Breakdown masterclass on his BT Sport debut

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