Declan Kidney's decision to hand the Ireland captaincy to Jamie Heaslip for the Six Nations championship, thereby ending Brian O'Driscoll's long reign, marks the end of an era for Irish rugby.
Wouldn't it be fitting for O'Driscoll to end his career on a similar high? Perhaps lifting the Triple Crown for a fifth time or the Six Nations championship - whether it be this April or in 2014.
It does pang of a lack of respect for a true great.
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