An Irish hero.
The fairytale ending wasn’t to be today, as Paul O’Connell’s Ireland team slipped to a 10-16 defeat to Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
The Irish No. 5 was playing his final Test match on Irish soil in a tough World Cup warm-up and, at the end of the game, the home fans were quick to take to social media to show their appreciation for a true Irish sports star.
Thanks, Paulie.
A gentleman, a team player, a leader, a legend. Thank you Paulie #IRLvWAL
— Gillian Kane-McLoughlin (@gmcloughlin) August 29, 2015
The ovation for Paul O Connell and his little boy was gorgeous. #IREvWAL
— John Sullivan (@nanasthoughts) August 29, 2015
Nice ovation from the crowd and Wales players for Paul O Connell.Measure of the man he is that he'd no interest in a lap of honour👍
— John Des (@1johndes) August 29, 2015
Paul 'No Fuss' O'Connell. #IREvWAL
— Joe Donnelly (@kildarejoe) August 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/RhodrifFrost/status/637650510414237696
What a day for @Paul_OConnell @AVIVAStadium today – now for the #RWC2015 #TrueLegend #ThanksPaul pic.twitter.com/M1iMMvHnhC
— AVIVA Stadium (@AVIVAStadium) August 29, 2015
Nice send off for Paul O Connell at the end of the match. What a player and class act #ThanksPaul
— Trevor Scanlon (@tscanlon82) August 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/QueenLatAoife_/status/637649627366445056
Paul O'Connell, what can be said. What a hero of the game #IrlvWal
— The Kitchen (@thekitchendub) August 29, 2015
Thanks for all the memories playing in Ireland @Paul_OConnell #ThanksPaul #Hero 💚🍀
— Eimear (@Eimearxox) August 29, 2015
#ThanksPaul 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/8JBpesOaOr
— 𝙰𝚍𝚊𝚖 𝙼𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚜 (@Adammayes_) August 29, 2015
Cheerio Paul 👋🏼and thanks 🍀💪🏼 #ShoulderToShoulder #ThanksPaul #IREvWAL pic.twitter.com/rcPmzrY8Aj
— Cathrina McGuinness (@Trina_McG90) August 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/adamhurley98/status/637651354031366145
Sad to see Paulie's last home game in an Ireland shirt. Until he's back with Toulon in December to hand Leinster their arses ☺️ #POC #Paulie
— Pats O'Connor (@PatsOConnor) August 29, 2015
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