Brian O’Driscoll has urged Ireland to silence Welsh claims that they visit Croke Park without fear. The Irish, still chasing the RBS 6 Nations title, play their penultimate match at GAA HQ tomorrow before relocating to a revamped Lansdowne Road in the autumn. Wales’ last visit to Dublin was a 16-12 victory in 2008, prompting flanker Jonathan Thomas to state he found Croke Park far from hostile and less intimidating than Ireland’s permanent home. O’Driscoll, who will be winning his 100th cap tomorrow, insisted it is time to prove the visitors’ confidence is misplaced. “We’ve been reasonably proud of our record at Croke Park but Wales two years ago was one of our less memorable days,” he said. “We want to finish our last couple of games there on a high. There is an element of motivation in that they’ve said they don’t find it a difficult place to come and play. The one time they’ve come here they’ve won. We need to turn that around.”







