In the end Brian O'Driscoll got the finale he deserved, finishing his Irish rugby career by helping Joe Schmidt's side win the Six Nations Championship in a 22-20 victory over France in Paris.
Does O'Driscoll's contribution over 15 years make him Ireland's greatest ever sports person?
I canvassed views on Twitter and received some interesting replies.
What's your view? Tweet @todayfmsport
@jduggantodayfm BOD - for unwavering greatness from day one to the very end. Supreme individual who always put team first #thankyoubrian
— Ian Clarke (@clarke_ian) March 15, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm henry shefflin!!nobody even close to matching his success and hes still as hungry as ever!bod a hero tho hard to compare.
— Paddy Comerford (@PaddyC88) March 15, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Brady, Giles, O'Sullivan, Coughlan all got to the top in more global sports BOD still great POC & ROG too
— Kevin Holmes (@Kev1n_66) March 15, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Ruby Walsh, Paul McGrath, Roy Keane, Padraig Harrington, Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan, WJ McBride all as good as #BOD
— LennyLovett (@LennyLovet) March 15, 2014
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@kevinsullivan79 @jduggantodayfm Keane ruled out after Saipan episode #hothead. BOD far greater Irish sportman. Harrington too.
— Colm Coughlan (@colmcoughlan) March 15, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Katie Taylor for sure?
— trevor fitzgerald (@irishtrevorfitz) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm tony mccoy, not only breaks records but smashed them out of sight. In the original extreme sport.
— steven hood (@stevohood) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Very,very hard to put anyone above him?Unreal last 2 Saturdays...
— Brian Gately (@lilywhitefeen) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Should probably split between individual n team sports. Harrington and McGrath on a global level.
— Eamonn Murphy (@Eamonn_Murphy) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Paul McGrath. Performed at the top level and always gave his best while battling horrible personnel demons. A true man, hero
— Dunn-E (@dunny183) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm surely Tony McCoy has to be included also and Ruby Walsh. More so with injuries they have got and come back again and again
— David Barry (@Daithi_DeBarra) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Katie Taylor by a proverbial mile.
— Damien Hanley (@damien_hanley) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm Harrington top of a global game for a time! O Gara also under pressure from Humphreys at the start and sexton at the end!
— cian o mahony (@ogmahoney) March 16, 2014
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@jduggantodayfm From the cricketing end only right we throw the magnificent Ed Joyce and legend Trent Johnston in to the mix #LoveIrishSport
— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) March 16, 2014
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