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Paul O'connell - Lion's Eye Close Up
By Lion's Eye
May 27 2009
British and Irish Lions Captain 2009 - A Lion's Eye Close up and Personal

British & Irish Lions Captain 2009

Paul O'Connell -  Close up and Personal

Paul OConnell, British and Irish Lions captain

Position:   Lock

Height: 6ft 6in  Weight: 17st 7lb

Date of Birth: 20/10/79 - Limerick

Nicknames: Big Red, GOD, POCO

Home Union:  Ireland - International Debut 3/2/02 v Wales

Club Side: Munster

Notable History:
2002 - Debut for Ireland in the Six Nations against Wales - Scores a debut TRY

2003 - Member of Ireland's Rugby World Cup Squad.

2004 - First Game of Six Nations Stand in Captain for Brian O'Driscoll

2005 - Selected to tour with the British & Irish Lions to New Zealand
2005 - Selected as Captain to tour with the British & Irish Lions to South Africa

2006 - Among five short listed for the IRB player of the year and the only northern hemisphere nominee.

2008 - Captained Munster to the Heineken Cup Final

Munsters Paul O Connell and Ronan O Gara with the Heineken Cup after defeating Toulouse in the Heine


2009 - Six Nations  Key member of Ireland's Grand Slam winning team
2009 - Named as Captain of British & Irish Lions touring squad

British Airways CEO Willie Walsh (left) wishes luck to the British & Irish Lions captain Paul OC
British Airways CEO Willie Walsh (left) wishes luck to the British & Irish Lions captain Paul OConnell at Heathrow Airport, London. |

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Paul O'connell - Lion's Eye Close Up
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Date: 27/05/2009 14:35

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