Pitch Demo: Brian O'Driscoll breakdown masterclass | Rugby Tonight

Our latest team member Brian O'Driscoll talks us though defending the breakdown from the midfield with Austin Healey.
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[@motoharutsuchimikado1087]

Thanks to Brian O'Driscoll i now understand breakdowns a little better now,thanks from Samoan rugby rookie watching from New Zealand.

[@JasonHans]

Can we just appreciate how these guys don't move during the explanation

[@paulbuono5088]

as a american rugby fan who's new to the game these videos really are great at explaining the intracicies of the breakdown and rugby in general. before this it just looked like a pile of dudes and random penalties...

[@gergemini2993]

+Paul Buono indeed...as an Irish rugby fan (and former college player) the breakdown is one of the most technical aspects of the game...games are won and lost at the breakdown...not just the scrum!

[@poiu77]

+Paul Buono do you prefer it to NFL?

[@paulbuono5088]

+poiu77 Well what I prefer doesn't matter but I'll tell you that they're both actually quite different. NFL is almost played more like chess while Rugby is like soccer/basketball where it's free flowing and each player has to play both sides of the field (no separate offensive/defensive/special teams). And rugby is more traditional while NFL has been americanized for entertainment value (time outs/2minute warnings/kneeling the ball & running out of bounds) and exciting endings. So in a sense NFL is more impressive because you have each player with a very specialized role which allows for more spectacular plays (which is what americans want), but rugby, which has also gone rule/point changes, is more pure and maybe even grittier.

[@tokkiev.3234]

+Paul Buono Haha yeah same!

[@mikehansen8713]

Paul Buono Qq11111111

[@beatonthedonis]

They cut the bit when Umaga and Mealamu run on and spear O'Driscoll into the studio floor.

[@TheMATTYB1234]

+beatonthedonis47 Very good!

[@mikehansen8713]

TheMATTYB1234 @aa

[@Bloxnz]

Ain’t playing tiddlywinks Amigo

[@deeracorneater]

Funny as a Kiwi the thing about that game that i remember most wasn't the terrible tackle on Brian or Danny Grewcock being suspended for biting Mealamu, but how the Lions played so poorly.

[@RogersIreland2001]

In bod we trust

[@chinaman79]

He was sooo close to saying "Nothing worse than giving the opposition head"..soo close!

[@combatenthusiast6297]

It's hilarious watching this knowing Austing Healey & BOD had a punch up wearing gloves during a Lion's tour and Healey got smashed.

[@austinedeclan10]

I am a simple man. I see Brian O'driscoll I like

[@patrickhutchinson4780]

Austine Declan wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lovely

[@RitchButch]

as a kiwi Brian O'Driscoll is one of the great's in the game

[@johntonssen7231]

Well, yeah?.. of course he is haha it’s not a nationality thing, it’s just the truth. It’s like how I’m not Portuguese, Brazilian or Argentinian, but Cr7 pele maradona messi and r9 etc are all the football greats.

[@danielcojocaru6497]

Brian, hug her dude!

[@joshuaheasman3219]

Why has he never gone into coaching?

[@pityfool23]

lol I’m a bit late for the comment .. but he prob gets the £££ for commentary / punditry without the stress and time consumption of management 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@shanewaits275]

i lobe dedication dje awesom

[@williamm8785]

BOD's nose looks so much better, really glad he got it done.

[@Raichu234]

I was the Harlequins superfan :D

[@radfordpilgrim4393]

Abigail Barletta q

[@brendanECS]

A real gent. 👍

[@ejubuisabeast6925]

Wait so if ur in a rug and trying to steal the ball u just hold it there

[@user-fr6ri1uq9j]

BOD is god!

[@Shm00ly]

I pray to BOD every night before I go to sleep! xD

[@ay613]

A legend but not God.

[@MrSpookyLover]

bod is proof you can be hot and play rugger, without being a bellend like so many others

[@jasonhurley6949]

I play center

[@odalyindahouse]

Fascinating stuff Jason, keep us all upto date

[@cromagosapisa]

on the third situation there is no ruck so there no off side line, the defense is giving away meters for free

[@chillix0395]

Not any more

[@shanewaits275]

@@chillix0395 R

[@zyaicob]

Man what a fun rule thanks for going and ruining it Eddie

[@TheCarty]

First scenario, O'Driscoll is off his feet!

[@vonteflon]

A note here says you've edited this comment, yet it's still wrong... If he had hands on the ground he'd be "off his feet", but as the first defender at the breakdown as long he's trying to rip the ball he's fine.

[@CalYumMarra]

He said he was using the downed player as leverage while attacking the ball which is perfectly ok. Usually players will only get penalised if they have a knee on the ground or are obviously using the player to support their weight, which Brian is not doing, he is simply angling his lower leg in such a way that he has a stronger position in the ruck.

[@leighfrench7380]

Neocarty is correct. I am a 7 and also a referee, I do both every weekend. If you use a player, the ball or the floor to support you weight you are "off your feet", as referees we have been told to interpret it in the following way: "Imagine, if the player/ball was taken away would the defending player fall forward on to his hands?" if the answer is yes then 'off the feet' is the decision that can be made. If we all ask ourselves the question I have outlined we might all have different answers and that's why the laws are 'interpreted'. Also Law 16.3 (e) says the head/shoulders should not be below the hips. FREE KICK (Which BOD did here by tucking the head) ............ but this very, very rarely gets given although its a safety issue. (I'm sure I miss a lot of these, but we are also trying to balance fairness and letting the game flow at club level. Now as a 7, we all do what BOD has done here and see if we can get away with it. If the ref allows you to you carry on doing it for the rest of the game. At the end of the day he was quite a good player so we will let him do what he wants ;)

[@vonteflon]

Leigh French, I like the tone of your message and appreciate your combined ref/openside experience. But I have to take issue with this bit: " "Imagine, if the player/ball was taken away would the defending player fall forward on to his hands?" if the answer is yes then 'off the feet' is the decision that can be made. " But BOD goes out of his way to illustrate here that he is ripping the ball upwards, showing the ref a clear intention to grab the ball and *not* just lean on it. If he's yanking the ball upwards then no, he clearly is supporting his own weight and certainly wouldn't fall over if the ball were not there. I understand that the refs' decisions will always be open to subjective interpretation, but this particular point is factual physics.

[@scottjudge5704]

No he isn't.

[@gerrycallaghan5519]

Good man marbles

[@rodrigezgozalo4780]

BT cant even repair a land line cable that has left trafford residents without phones for nearly 8 weeks.They keep sending texts saying it will be fixed id 2 days and then "problems"come up again!This has now become a way of life,good job were on Virgin and have another line.Might ditch BT and play safe with Virgin in future.

[@ay613]

Random but fair.

[@bigdog2432]

Have they fixed it now?

[@alibeefy129]

I'll be surprised if he's coaching the Ireland rugby team.

[@ay613]

Why?

[@IsakAmunkete]

2:10, 1st scenario, why don't he just grab the ball for a turnover, why should he wait for the penalty?

[@stevenmcalister826]

Because the ball carrier always holds onto it.

[@restlessbeing1398]

In bod we trost

[@iain075]

BOD, a more charming ex international around? I think not

[@honeybeebadger]

I don't get it

[@SNIFFMYBADGER]

We're related

[@Hayeser69]

Ciara could have caught that pass in her belly button... Sorry Ciara

[@declanmcdonnell6965]

+billy Hayes I'm sure you're perfect mate. What a knobby thing to say. She seemed like a nice girl, and pretty.

[@lyonstea8352]

I agree she is nice and hot :)

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@declanmcdonnell6965 watch the white knights pour out in numbers!