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Brian O'Driscoll had a sarcastic comeback to a Welsh fan who called him the 'most overrated rugby player ever'
Ready for the world? Ready for Welsh fans on Twitter, more like. PA Archive / PA Images PA Archive / PA Images / PA Images
AH, TWITTER.
A place where you can interact with your heroes… and send them your very important opinion on their life’s work and achievements.
And so it was last night when Brian O’Driscoll was tagged into a chat about a Welsh region appointing new captain Cory Hill
BOD famously said he wasn’t aware of who Hill is when he was called up to the Lions squad in the summer.
O’Driscoll sent a diplomatic tweet back, and it was all friendly stuff
@BrianODriscoll @BrianODriscoll
Twitter done well.
But @welshtricky1 wasn’t having it - he called BOD out
Twitter Twitter
And O’Driscoll had the most cutting comeback ready to go
@BrianODriscoll @BrianODriscoll
*drops mic*
Lorraine O'Sullivan / PA Lorraine O'Sullivan / PA / PA
O’Driscoll’s one-liner response got hundreds of retweets last night, and deservedly so, as Irish people rowed in to defend his honour:
It caused a mini diplomatic incident between two great nations:
The lesson here? Calling O’Driscoll overrated on Twitter isn’t going to end well for your mentions, and you might just get burned by one of the best to play the game.
*fire emoji*
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