Brian O'Driscoll: Some Irish rugby fans need to 'take hard look' at themselves

Brian O'Driscoll is in no doubt that arrogance is creeping into the Irish rugby fanbase and that many supporters need "to have a good hard look" at themselves.

Irish rugby teams, over the last two decades, have enjoyed unprecedented success in club competitions and on the international arena.

Ulster, Munster and Leinster won seven Champions Cup titles, while Ireland claimed three of their four Grand Slams in the last 16 years.

In addition, the men’s senior side won three more Six Nations titles, an away series in New Zealand, and claim regular Test victories over the All Blacks, South Africa and Australia, although the World Cup remains a significant stumbling block.

That, however, hasn’t stopped certain elements of the base getting carried away, according to the former Ireland and Leinster centre.

"For sure, not like maybe," replied O’Driscoll when asked about Irish arrogance.

"We're not in a good place to make a decision ourselves on how we are as a team that's going well, it's other people who will make that decision on our behalf.

"You have to remember, with teams that have gone well, and Leinster would be the same, I don't think there's much love for Leinster across Europe.

"People will say that’s because the fans are hard to deal with.

"I hear that from my [ITV] work colleagues over in the UK, there's not much love for Leinster and there's less and less love for Ireland around being good winners.

"It's hard for teams to enjoy very successful teams.

"Saracens, before all the s**t hit the fan with them were never adored as a team in England, but they were wildly successful for a period of time.

"That just happens, successful teams will not be loved.

"People get a bit fed up with it

"I don't see it a huge amount, but just from word