BO'D is your G-O-D

Oh, just a heads up in case you missed the news at the weekend: whatever deity you've been praying to all these years has been usurped by Brian O'Driscoll. In the words of Richard Williams, "the 30-year-old outside-centre showed how a great player can grab a mediocre match and bend it to his will, calming the anxieties of those around him and giving shape to the collective endeavour". Fear him, praise him, bash him in the head: he is indifferent to your petty human foibles or borderline concussions.