O'Connell to captain Irish in Paris

Paul O’Connell will play captain Ireland in the opening RBS Six Nations championship game against France in Paris on Saturday next.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004 - 13:29

Paul O’Connell will play captain Ireland in the opening RBS Six Nations championship game against France in Paris on Saturday next.

The 24-year-old Munster and Young Munster second row, first capped against Wales in 2002, leads the team in the absence of injured Brian O’Driscoll, the designated 2004 Six Nations Ireland captain, who has a hamstring injury.

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Courts Rugby Heathrow Place: Paris Place: Llanelli Person: O'Connell Person: Paul O’Connell Person: Brian O’Driscoll Person: O’Driscoll Person: Gordon Darcy Person: Anthony Horgan Person: Malcolm O’Kelly Person: Mike Gibson Person: Willie John McBride Person: Fergus Slattery Person: David Humphreys Person: John Hayes Person: Shane Byrne Person: Shane Horgan Person: Keith Gleeson Person: Girvan Dempsey Person: Kevin Maggs Person: Tyrone Howe Person: Ronan O’Gara Person: Peter Stringer Person: Reggie Corrigan Person: Simon Easterby Person: Anthony Foley Person: Frank Sheahan Person: Simon Best Person: Donncha O’Callaghan Person: Victor Costello Person: Guy Easterby Person: Denis Hickie Person: Marcus Horan Person: Eric Miller Person: Geordan Murphy Person: Alan Quinlan Event: RBS Six Nations Event: RBS Six Nations Championship Event: 2004 Six Nations Ireland Organisation: Irish Organisation: Ireland Organisation: France Organisation: Munster Organisation: Young Munster Organisation: Wales Organisation: New Zealand Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Terenure College Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: Bath Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: Shannon Organisation: Greystones Organisation: Blackrock College Organisation: St. Mary’s College Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Cork Organisation: Leinster - St. Mary’s College Organisation: Leicester

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