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5th November 2015
06:47pm GMT

“For the time being, the coaching side of things doesn’t really do it for me because I wanted my weekends back,” said O'Driscoll. “I don’t do a huge amount of stuff, just the Champions Cup rugby with BT which is only nine weekends a year. And, with a couple of other brands and interests... I’m involved with the Ultimate Rugby app and that’s the kind of day-today stuff. “So being able to get involved in that side of things is very different to what I’ve done in the past, so for the time being coaching isn’t really on my radar.”https://instagram.com/p/9s3qPrLG4W/?taken-by=13rianodriscoll O'Driscoll is working as a pundit for BT Sport and Newstalk, and appeared on ITV during the Rugby World Cup, all of which allows him to get his rugby fix without a massive commitment. If he wants to get on the field he can always do a little one-on-one coaching, as he has done with Connacht and Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw.
“From a team point of view, I wanted a clean break away from it. Working on the Champions Cup allows me to still have a huge interest in the game and impart the little bit of knowledge I hope I still have. “But I like doing a little bit of the one-on-one stuff with guys who are interested in what I have to say, and I’ll pull apart their game a little bit; I’m only too happy to help,” he said.https://twitter.com/MidlandjobsIrl/status/662299432768131072 Rapping with Rio on a couch in the RDS on a Thursday afternoon is slightly more appealing than a rainy RDS Showgrounds with Scarlets on a Friday night, it seems.
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