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24 of the best pictures from Paul O'Connell's glittering Ireland career
Two Munster and Ireland legends as young men
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Scoring a try on his debut for Ireland in 2002
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As a fresh-faced 22-year-old
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What’s that coming over the hill?
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Facing South Africa at Lansdowne Road
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O’Connell was well able to get himself out of slippery situations
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Pictured with Marcus Horan and Jerry Flannery winning one of four Triple Crowns
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The master of the line-out
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Had enough, lads?
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He captained the team for the first ever rugby international at Croke Park
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Catching a Georgian player at the 2007 World Cup
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I see a little silhoutetto of a man…
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Lifting the trophy after Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam win in 2009
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Paul O’Connell’s magic, he wears a magic hat
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Holding the Six Nations trophy and Triple Crown with wife Emily
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Often copied, never equalled
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Sharing a joke with BOD
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Ireland are crowned 2014 Six Nations champions
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Paulie receives his 100th cap from IRFU president Louis Magee
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The green jersey he made his own for so many years
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Enjoying the ride at Alton Towers
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…And a spot of go karting
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A sad end: Leaving the pitch on a stretcher against France last weekend
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Thanks for the memories
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IRFU confirm Paul O’Connell’s Ireland career is over
Wales players are trying to recreate that try from the night they beat England
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