Rob Kearney: Ireland planning to give Paul O’Connell World Cup winning send-off

Rob Kearney says the Ireland squad are desperate to give Paul O’Connell a ‘fairytale’ send-off by winning the Rugby World Cup.

O’Connell brought the curtain down on his Munster career after Saturday’s Pro 12 Final defeat to Glasgow and is expected to retire from international rugby after this year’s World Cup before heading to France with Toulon.

And Kearney says the Ireland squad are desperate to emulate the farewell Brian O’Driscoll enjoyed when Joe Schmidt’s side won the Six Nations title in his final international last year.