Paul O’Connell puts scale of Ireland’s achievement into context

It was O’Connell who gave the perspective that relayed the magnitude of Ireland’s achievement in beating the All Blacks for the first time on New Zealand turf to Tadhg Beirne and his fellow locks

ON THE BURST: Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne Robbie Henshaw and Hugo Keenan. Pic: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland

It was Paul O’Connell who gave the perspective that relayed the magnitude of Ireland’s achievement in beating the All Blacks for the first time on New Zealand turf to Tadhg Beirne and his fellow locks.

The forwards coach who won 107 caps for Ireland, earned six of those against New Zealand between 2002 and 2013 as well as facing the All Blacks in all three Tests on the British & Irish Lions tour of 2005.