Tag: Paul O’Connell

Ireland skipper O’Connell out of World Cup, international career over

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell’s international career came to a premature end on Tuesday (October 13) when he was ruled out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup in another major injury blow for the Pool D winners. Lock forward O’Connell, 35, had said before the World |Cup that he would retire from international rugby at the end of the tournament, but his departure has been enforced earlier than planned by the hamstring injury sustained […]