Paul O'Connell

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Paul O'Connell
O'Connell playing for Ireland against Canada during the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth namePaul Jeremiah O'Connell
Date of birth (1979-10-20) 20 October 1979 (age 44)
Place of birthLimerick, Ireland
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight112 kg (17.6 st; 247 lb)
SchoolArdscoil Rís, Limerick
UniversityUniversity of Limerick
SpouseEmily O'Leary
Children3
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
19??–2010 Young Munster ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2015 Munster 178 (95)
2015–2016 Toulon 0 (0)
Correct as of 9 February 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ireland A 1 (0)
2002–2015 Ireland 108 (40)
2005, 2009, 2013 British & Irish Lions 7 (0)
Correct as of 11 October 2015
Coaching career
Years Team
2017–2018 Ireland U20 (assistant)
2018–2019 Stade Français (forwards)
2021– Ireland (forwards)
Official website
poconnell.ie

Paul Jeremiah O'Connell (born 20 October 1979) is an Irish former rugby union player and coach. When he retired, he was Ireland's third most-capped player (108)[1] and the eighteenth most-capped international player in rugby union history. During his career, O'Connell captained Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. He is now the forwards coach for the Ireland national men's team.[2]

  1. ^ "Player's Stats - Most Ireland Appearances". Irish Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Paul O'Connell joins Ireland set-up as forwards coach". The42. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.