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Paul O’Connell ‘disappointed’ for retiring Jean de Villiers

“He’s an incredible leader, all the values that you admire in a captain and want in a captain he’s has them - I’m so disappointed for him."

Paul O’Connell ‘disappointed’ for retiring Jean de Villiers

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015 - 16:40

By Shaun Cronin

Paul O’Connell has expressed his sympathy for South Africa captain Jean de Villiers after a jaw injury forced him to retire from international rugby.

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