Thanks Paulie: 'Leader, warrior and gentleman' O'Connell says goodbye

Captain Paul O’Connell’s World Cup tournament is over, and with it the curtain falls on a 13 year international career.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015 - 11:41

Grainne McGuinness

Irish Rugby have confirmed the news Ireland fans were dreading. Captain Paul O’Connell’s World Cup tournament is over, and with it the curtain falls on a 13 year international career.

Supporters feared the worst when O’Connell went down shortly before half-time, clearly in serious pain, in Sunday’s pool match against France.

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