VIDEO: Joe Schmidt: Paulie’s surgery went well; in ‘good humour’ judging by online posts

Earlier today, O’Connell posted a picture of paper underpants on Instagram and captioned it: “The underwear has been the highlight of the operation so far".

Fri, 16 Oct, 2015 - 17:58

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By Grainne McGuinness and Shaun Cronin

Ireland face Argentina in a Rugby World Cup quarter-final on Sunday, and must do so without their captain.

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