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OāDriscoll thought spear tackle was going to kill him - Eddie OāSullivan
Ex-Ireland coach says Brian OāDriscoll feared death when he was spear-tackled in 2005.
OāDriscoll was carried off on a stretcher with a dislocated shoulder just minutes into the opening test against the All Blacks in Christchurch.
New Zealandās Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu were the culprits and OāSullivan suggested not everyone has moved on. āIt will be a talking point for a long, long time. It wonāt go away because there was no apology and no justiceā he said.
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