Football, Rugby, UFC, GAA
All free when you join eir Broadband
Best: Stop Ringrose, O'Driscoll talk
Rory Best has asked for people to stop comparing Garry Ringrose to Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll.
The talented centre has had to contend with the media and the fans hoping that he can go on to emulate O'Driscoll with their playing style, position and club leading to many comparing the two.
However, Ireland captain Best has pleaded for the comparisons to end and for the gifted 22-year-old to be allowed to forge his own path to, hopefully, the top.
"People just want this fantasy that there's another Brian O'Driscoll out there: there isn't another Brian O'Driscoll," he told Press Association Sport.
"There's another great, young guy, who happens to be from Dublin who happens to play 13 - but he's not going to be exactly the same.
"There are some things Garry doesn't do as well as Drico, but there are other things he could potentially do better than Drico. He has to be his own player.
"I think people often want to draw similarities: people saw Drico thrown in as a 20-year-old so they say, 'Let's do that with Garry'.
"But the game's very different now as well. You've got to give this guy a chance as Joe [Schmidt] has done, and now he's reaping the benefits of it.
"Joe brought him into training and let him get his bearings and learn a little bit behind the scenes, and that's definitely paid off."
Photo: Inpho/James Crombie
More games than ever before! eir Sport will show 23 live games from the Allianz Leagues, including five triple headers. The eir Sport pack is free to eir residential broadband customers.
Rugby News
Leinster debut for Conor O'Brien
15:12 | 2/11/17Conor O'Brien will make his Leinster debut in Friday's Pro 14 game against Conference A leaders Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium.
10 changes for Munster against Dragons
14:38 | 2/11/17Munster have made ten changes for Friday's Pro 14 game against Dragons at Musgrave Park.
"No policy" to omit overseas players, says Schmidt
12:24 | 2/11/17Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt says "there is no policy" to omit foreign-based players from the national team.
Ireland wait on Morgan injury
08:00 | 2/11/17Ireland head coach Mark Aston says Michael Morgan faces a fitness test on Friday ahead of Sunday''s Rugby League World Cup game against Papua New Guinea.
Kleyn hails "exceptional" van Graan
12:45 | 1/11/17South African lock Jean Kleyn is looking forward to working with Munster's "exceptional" new head coach Johann van Graan.
Top Stories
Bilic admits his West Ham future in doubt
20:22 | 4/11/17West Ham manager Slaven Bilic admitted he faces an uncertain future after a 4-1 home defeat to Liverpool left the club just one point and one place above the dr...
Liverpool cruise to comfortable win
19:17 | 4/11/17Liverpool thrashed West Ham 4-1 at the London Stadium to move up to sixth in the Premier League table.
What's On Now
What’s in the eir Sport Pack?
We’ve got heartstopping action across 7 great sports channels, with 42 Premier League games, every Champions League game and every Europa League game, as well as UFC, Allianz Leagues GAA, Golf, F1 and much more.
