Ireland coach Joe Schmidt says he'd like Brian O'Driscoll to stay close to the squad to play some kind of role in the future.

The 35 year old played his last international match against France last Saturday, winning a Six Nations Championship in the process but the coach says he can still help out off the pitch.

The next series of matches for the Champions are away to Argentina in June and Schmidt says he may rotate the squad for that.

The Head coach along with defense coach Les Kiss and Forwards coach John Plumtree sat down with a large gathering of press today to reflect on an exciting season for Ireland.