LAST UPDATE | 25 Apr 2020
He’s one of Ireland’s greatest ever rugby players, but how much do you know about the big man and his career?
An easy one to get you going, which French club did O'Connell sign for ahead of the 2015/16 season?
Toulouse
Toulon
Racing 92
Pau
Excluding the short-lived Celtic Cup (so counting Pro12s, European Cup and Six Nations), how many titles did O'Connell help secure for Munster and Ireland?
2
5
8
10
O'Connell made his Heineken Cup debut off the bench against which team in the 2001/02 campaign? He would start against them in that season's semi-final.
Stade Francais
Castres
Biarritz
Toulouse
Writer and podcaster Blindboy Boatclub once alleged that, in their schooldays, Paul O'Connell did what and escaped without punishment?
Gave him an unmerciful purple nurple
Threw a tennis ball at their principal's head
Mitched every day of the 1995/96 school year
Fought the metalwork teacher
How many tries did the second row score for Munster?
9
14
19
22
An easy one for watchers of the club game, who is O'Connell playing for here in 2010?
Young Munster
Old Belvedere
Garryowen
UL Bohemians
He made his Lions debut against Bay of Plenty in 2005, how many appearances did O'Connell total for the touring team over the years?
5
7
11
15
A renowned player, but not for his try-scoring. How many international tries did the lock claim over his 116 Tests?
5
8
12
15
When O'Connell crossed the line in Ireland's Six Nations title-winning match against Scotland in 2015, he bridged a gap of how long between tries for Ireland?
3 years
6 years
9 years
12 years
You're under hot lights on A Question of Sport, you're given this image and the broadest clue possible: 'something to do with sport?'. Answer within 5 seconds like Paulie, please.
Djokovic / Juan Marting el Potro
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
Patricia Rodríguez García
You scored out of !
You put the fear of God into those questions
Man of the match gongs, captaincies, doctorates. All honours are to be bestowed on you for your superior POC knowledge.
You scored out of !
You scared the questions
You are a worthy adversary for a Paul O'Connell quiz.
You scored out of !
Manic aggression
No shortage of enthusiasm, you tore into those questions. Could have done with a touch more accuracy.
You scored out of !
The quiz left you standing back going 'what the **** is goin' on!'
What would Paulie say after a result like that?
Think i am next in line for a call up at this stage
Probably do a better job!
Lump on montenegro they are even money..we have no chance
Makes no sense playing an international friendly this time of year
Our first competitive match is September I thought, we need to play something
does it clash with your precious English league?
Nip down the Astro and grab a few lads
This doesn’t come as a surprise to me, what professional is going to line up for an international friendly against a fairly rough Serb side a couple of days before his club season begins. Only the FAI would be stupid to schedule it for then .Im sure players like Hoolahan and Pilkington want to play for Ireland but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Norwich team doctor or Paul lambert have had a little word as well, and who could blame them?
I’m pretty sure Paul Lambert won’t mind as he’s at Villa now….
ah why would paul lambert talk to norwich players??
I’ll get my coat……..
jesus a dislike for asking that……
lol
non event
with playing our first qualifier in September for the next campaign, this is far from a non event. trap has to try something new after the slaying he got because of the euros.
Just before the kick off of the season of course the clubs are going to do a sick note for the players.Silly time for friendlies.
How do you replace a whole team/organisation.
Trap’s policy of not blooding new players has come back to haunt him. He refused to introduce young players into games in the past. Now that he has lost some of his core team we have a very inexperienced squad.. It’s hard to blame the younger players for not being enthusiastic about playing for him after their previous treatment. I have to agree with the criticism about the timing of the game. This a money making venture for the FAI and has no consideration for players or their clubs?
Think your going to get a lot of this over the next couple of years have a feeling a lot of players might not want to play under trap
Once again Delaney and Co, make a mess, with just days before the start of a new English season he has a friendly, just to try make a few bob to cover his and Trapps wages.
In the words of the great Gnarls Barkley “who cares?”