Ton up for Ireland's warrior king
- 883
Paul O'Connell should pull on the green jersey he has expended blood sweat and tears for, for the 100th time when Ireland play Wales in Cardiff this coming weekend - no mean feat for a player once termed injury-prone.
The 35-year-old lock - who for nigh on 13 years has been literally the engine room of the Irish pack - may lack the poster boy looks of iconic retired centre Brian O'Driscoll.
But even women it seems would prefer to turn to the boy from Limerick than the one from the bright lights of supposedly more cultured and fashionable Dublin.
O'Connell, despite the battered feat…
The 35-year-old lock - who for nigh on 13 years has been literally the engine room of the Irish pack - may lack the poster boy looks of iconic retired centre Brian O'Driscoll.
But even women it seems would prefer to turn to the boy from Limerick than the one from the bright lights of supposedly more cultured and fashionable Dublin.
O'Connell, despite the battered feat…
