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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 924235" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>Not really, BOD should have won in 2009, he was the ultimate 13 in every facet of the game and he was one of the best players of the Pro era/all time depending on how you look at things. He inspired a generation of young Irish players and gave Irish rugby a figurehead it badly needed through the 2000s. His career moved pretty much along the trajectory of Ireland's during the Pro era, going from our lowest point in losing to Argentina in the 1999 WC all the way to the Schmidt era. This is turning into an unnecessary BOD tribute so I'm going to stop, be grateful it's stopping now because I could go on about how brilliant he was at great length. </p><p></p><p>Sexton is more of a big game player though, and he's been hugely significant in the transformation of Irish rugby over the last few years. Unlike the previous generation he's never been happy with being second best and he could never be accused of being a bottler the way the BOD/ROG/POC team could. </p><p></p><p>At the end of the day O'Driscoll is a better player, but they're both very much deserving of legend status.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 924235, member: 76349"] Not really, BOD should have won in 2009, he was the ultimate 13 in every facet of the game and he was one of the best players of the Pro era/all time depending on how you look at things. He inspired a generation of young Irish players and gave Irish rugby a figurehead it badly needed through the 2000s. His career moved pretty much along the trajectory of Ireland's during the Pro era, going from our lowest point in losing to Argentina in the 1999 WC all the way to the Schmidt era. This is turning into an unnecessary BOD tribute so I'm going to stop, be grateful it's stopping now because I could go on about how brilliant he was at great length. Sexton is more of a big game player though, and he's been hugely significant in the transformation of Irish rugby over the last few years. Unlike the previous generation he's never been happy with being second best and he could never be accused of being a bottler the way the BOD/ROG/POC team could. At the end of the day O'Driscoll is a better player, but they're both very much deserving of legend status. [/QUOTE]
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