Team-mates in awe as Paul O’Connell truly leader of the pack

For Mike Ross, it was as a Munster U20s player. For Devin Toner, it was as a lineout rival in an interprovincial derby. 

Whatever the circumstance, Paul O’Connell made a telling first impression on his Ireland pack-mates.

Prop Ross and lock Toner will line up behind their captain in Cardiff on Saturday as O’Connell wins his 100th cap for Ireland, 13 years after his try-scoring Test debut against Wales.