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O’Connell on board to learn as well as teach, insists McNamara

It’s the job of the Ireland U20s coach to push and prod the players of tomorrow further down the development line but Noel McNamara found himself talking about one from the past yesterday.

O’Connell on board to learn as well as teach, insists McNamara

Tue, 23 Jan, 2018 - 00:00

Brendan O'Brien

It was inevitable really.

On hand in Dublin city centre to announce the squad for what will be his first Six Nations in this particular hot seat, McNamara wouldn’t have been surprised when the conversation swung towards one Mr Paul O’Connell.

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Courts Rugby paul oconnell Noel McNamara Place: Dublin Place: Stade Amedee Domenech Place: Brive Person: O’Connell Person: McNamara Person: Noel McNamara Person: Paul O’Connell Person: Tom Tierney Person: Ambrose Conboy Person: Jonny Stewart Person: Les Kiss Person: Jon Gibbes Person: Tommy O’Brien Person: Ronan Kelleher Person: Stuart Lancaster Person: J Aungier Person: M Agnew Person: Barron Person: J Byrne Person: R Coffey Person: M Dalton Person: Malone Person: C Daly Person: J Duggan Person: J Dunne Person: J Dunleavy Person: J French Person: A Hall Person: M Kearney Person: R Kelleher Person: S Masterson Person: J O’Sullivan Person: T O’Toole Person: C Ryan Person: H Person: C Dean Person: C Hayes Person: M Keane Person: A Kernohan Person: D McCarthy Person: J McCarthy Person: S O’Brien Person: T O’Brien Person: H O’Sullivan Person: J Stewart Person: M Silvester Person: P Sullivan Event: Six Nations Event: Junior World Cup Organisation: Ireland U20s Organisation: Munster Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Lions Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Leinster Organisation: France Organisation: Ireland U20 Six Nations Organisation: St. Mary’s Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: Dublin University Organisation: Shannon Organisation: Clontarf Organisation: Naas Organisation: Malone Organisation: UCC Organisation: Ballynahinch Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: Corinthians Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Banbridge Organisation: UCD Organisation: AC urtis Organisation: Queen’s University Organisation: Young Munster Organisation: Garryowen Organisation: UL Bohemian

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