Paul O’Connell’s appearance on the Late Late Show was beloved by all

Captain, leader, gent.

We all have our own unique reasons for loving Paul O'Connell. To be honest, there are so many to choose from but one of the main reasons is that he seems to epitomise everything that the Irish sporting public values in their athletes. As a player for Munster and Ireland, O'Connell was brave, committed, tough, skilled and a bona fide leader of men. Away from the field, he's an absolute gent that's happy to offer strangers a lift , contribute to a newlyweds wedding video or photobomb his fellow train passengers. The tributes following his decision to retire from rugby will tell you just how respected he is by every Irish citizen and there was a huge amount of love for the Munster and Ireland icon this evening. He even managed to get a Mayo GAA mention in. https://twitter.com/NiallMurphyKCS/status/784512391824433153 https://twitter.com/RichardLooby/status/784516513139130369 https://twitter.com/RTELateLateShow/status/784513697372745729 https://twitter.com/elaineosull94/status/784515770583773184 https://twitter.com/GmailMahony/status/784516001614495744 https://twitter.com/iamCiaraKing/status/784516493715308544 https://twitter.com/LittleSis87/status/784516140961828869 https://twitter.com/LaobhaoiseNihE/status/784514396227788800 https://twitter.com/RTELateLateShow/status/784516821034512384 https://twitter.com/Paul_OConnell/status/784484363216031744 https://twitter.com/siliconbarry/status/784516690608582657