Gentleman Paul O’Connell will drink your wine if you beat him on the field
“If I have to pick one word for him then it would have to be gentleman. He embodies the ethos of rugby and how it should be played,” said the Canadian, one of several leading figures in the game to offer rich compliments for O’Connell in Saturday’s Examiner Sport.
“I don’t remember the first time I played against him,” continued Cudmore, “I think it may have been for Canada against Ireland but I do know that we have had some battles over the years; certainly one in 2008 when I was unjustly sent off and a couple more recently, this season.
