What did he do in Paris in 2000?

Scored a hat-trick in a win over France

Brian O'Driscoll Quiz: Ireland's Record Try-Scoring Centre

This Brian O'Driscoll quiz follows BOD, the Dublin centre many call Ireland's greatest player. Play 10 interactive questions on his hat-trick in Paris in 2000, 46 Ireland tries, 141 Test caps, captaincy, the 2009 Grand Slam, the 2005 Lions tour injury, Leinster's European titles and Six Nations awards.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country did Brian O'Driscoll play for?
Position
Which position did he play?
Nickname
What is O'Driscoll's nickname?
Paris
What did he do in Paris in 2000?
Tries
How many tries did he score for Ireland?
Caps
How many Test caps did he earn including the Lions?
Grand
What did Ireland win under his captaincy in 2009?
Lions
What happened to him early on the 2005 Lions tour?
Club
Which province did he play for?
Retire
When did he retire?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country did Brian O'Driscoll play for?
Answer: Ireland
He was born in Dublin in 1979.
Q2: Which position did he play?
Answer: Centre
He combined speed and vision.
Q3: What is O'Driscoll's nickname?
Answer: BOD
It comes from his initials.
Q4: What did he do in Paris in 2000?
Answer: Scored a hat-trick in a win over France
It was Ireland's first win there in decades.
Q5: How many tries did he score for Ireland?
Answer: 46
It is an Irish record.
Q6: How many Test caps did he earn including the Lions?
Answer: 141
It was a world record at the time.
Q7: What did Ireland win under his captaincy in 2009?
Answer: The Grand Slam
It was their first in 61 years.
Q8: What happened to him early on the 2005 Lions tour?
Answer: He was injured by a spear tackle
It ended his tour.
Q9: Which province did he play for?
Answer: Leinster
He won European titles there.
Q10: When did he retire?
Answer: 2014
He became a TV pundit.

Brian O'Driscoll Quiz – Ireland's Record Try-Scoring Centre

Brian O'Driscoll was born in Dublin in 1979 and burst onto the scene with a hat-trick against France in Paris in 2000. Known as BOD, he combined speed, strength and vision at centre.

He scored 46 tries for Ireland, a national record, and earned 141 Test caps including the British and Irish Lions, a world record at the time. As captain he led Ireland to the 2009 Grand Slam.

As Lions captain in 2005 he was injured by a spear tackle early in the tour. With Leinster he won European titles, and after retiring in 2014 he became a TV pundit.

What This Quiz Teaches

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Where he came from
Which records he set
Which titles he won
What happened with the Lions
What he did after

Did You Know?

He was named Six Nations Player of the Championship several times.
He played in four Rugby World Cups.
He toured with the Lions four times.
He is known for brilliant defensive reading of the game.
Many fans call him Ireland's greatest player.