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One of irelands greatest ever rugby players, brian odriscoll, receives an honorary degree from queens university belfast. Brian odriscoll is a famous irish rugby player, who was born on january 21, 1979. He captained ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the british and irish lions for their 2005 tour of new zealand. Ireland scrumhalf conor murray and former captain brian odriscoll both believe ireland can make an impact at the 2015 world cup after backtoback six nations titles. The shirt comes with its own official icons certificate of a.
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