Madam, - The mercurial talents of Brian O'Driscoll and Mike Gibson are currently being compared - pointlessly, in my view. Suffice to hail both as maestros of the oval ball, each in his own style. The only difference is context: Gibson was god-like on a metaphorical field of clay; O'Driscoll pushes the boundaries of a field of dreams. - Yours, etc.,
OLIVER McGRANE, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.