No action on new O'Driscoll video

O'Driscoll dislocated his shoulder after a tackle from All Blacks duo Tana Umaga and hooker Keven Mealamu during the first Lions Test in June.

The controversy surrounding the tackle has re-surfaced after new video footage of the incident was released this week.

"We wish him well, we have sympathy for him, but what can we do?" said Henry.

"I know Brian personally, I coached the Lions in 2001 and he was a key member of that side and a very high quality player and a top person.

"It was an unfortunate thing that happened but we can't wave a magic wand and suddenly he is fit again.

"So we wish him a speedy recovery, we hope he gets back on the track and gets back to the high standards he has always produced on the rugby field."

Brian has a book coming out and I assume the video was held back to coincide with it NZ coach Graham Henry

Henry and his New Zealand squad have arrived in Britain for their European tour, in which they will try to complete a Grand Slam of the home nations.

However, the build-up to the tour has been overshadowed by the ongoing row about the tackle which occurred in the first minute of the opening Test.

The Ireland captain has not played since and is unlikely to feature again this year.

More details of the incident were revealed this week in a serialisation of his new book.

And the controversy continued when new video footage of the tackle, taken by a fan in the crowd, was released.

"Brian has a book coming out and I assume the video was held back to coincide with it," added Henry.

"He was captain of the Lions and Tana was captain of the All Blacks so obviously it was going to get a lot of attention.

"There are a lot of people that get injured playing sport. I would say 95% of the cases it was not a deliberate act by the person making the tackle."

New Zealand face Wales on 5 November, Ireland on 12 November, England on 19 November and Scotland on 26 November.