Brian O’Driscoll believes that Robbie Henshaw will be his long-term successor for Ireland.
The former Ireland captain plays his final international match against France on Saturday evening and says that the 20-year-old Connacht player, who already has three caps, has big things in front of him.
“Robbie is a very, very talented young lad, who is a great listener, a really good young talent, and really good lad too,” said O’Driscoll, of the Athlone-born 20-year-old.
“I think he has all the attributes to be a seasoned campaigner for Ireland for many, many years.”
O’Driscoll also pointed to more seasoned campaigners like Luke Fitzgerald, Darren Cave and Ulster’s New Zealand-born Jared Payne, who qualifies to play for Ireland from November onwards.
“And then you have the beauty of guys who have played there before in Luke Fitzgerald, someone like Jared Payne who qualifies in November.
“As 13s absolutely Robbie and Darren Cave are well-placed; we’ve an abundance of talent coming through.
“I think it’s testament to Darren, who has not been in the frame for a while, but keeping an eye on his form for Ulster he’s been playing extremely well.”
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