Denis Hurley: Paul O’Connell loss hasn’t sunk in

Paul O’Connell’s departure from Munster looks like being a long goodbye but vice-captain Denis Hurley admitted yesterday the loss of their iconic star will probably only sink in after the World Cup.

O’Connell’s Munster career ended with the loss to Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12 final in May but Hurley revealed the Irish captain still continues to train in the provincial set-up.

O’Connell will not link up with Toulon until after the World Cup but when Irish players go back to their clubs for training, the former Lions captain returns to Limerick.