Wales coach Warren Gatland believes Brian O'Driscoll deserves all the plaudits he is receiving as the Ireland captain prepares to become only the 13th player in international rugby history to represent their country on 100 occasions.
The 31-year-old will reach the milestone on Saturday when he captains Ireland against Wales at Croke Park.
Gatland, who worked with O'Driscoll on the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa last summer, said: "It was an honour for me to be involved with him with the Lions last year to see how he has developed.
"He deserves all the accolades and I will be one of the first to stand up in the coaching box on Saturday and clap him.
"Brian has got natural flair, is a good passer off both hands, has got a step and fantastic pace.
"He would most definitely be in most people's World XV of the last decade."