The astounded reaction to Paul O’Connell’s legendary answer on A Question of Sport

Paul Moore

Brian O’Driscoll and Borussia Mönchengladbach have been in touch.

You can forget all about your Kim Kardashian’s and blue dresses, there’s only one thing that deserves to break the internet and it’s Paul O’Connell’s incredible answer on A Question of Sport.

With just two out of the 23 spaces filled, the Munster and Ireland icon managed to correctly guess Borussia Mönchengladbach, much to the delight of the audience and his teammates.

To be honest, every single second of this clip is absolute gold.

We love the way that he sheepishly says ‘no’ after giving the answer, Sue Barker’s stunned reaction, the standing ovation from the crowd, and finally, Matt Dawson’s perfect anecdote that “you now know what I was up against when I played against Paul O’Connell. Not only did he get one of the greatest answers of all time on A Question of Sport, he complained about how many points it was worth”.

As always, we tip our cap to you Paulie, but we’re not the only ones.

*tips cap https://t.co/nNkXK3Ib45

— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) October 28, 2016

Two European titles to his name and he's smashed it on @QuestionofSport too!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @Paul_OConnell https://t.co/xoNiNYi2qh

— Investec Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) October 27, 2016

After watching Paulie on Question of Sport, I'm convinced there's nothing he can't boss. He'd win #GBBO with a ham sandwich.

— Three Red Kings (@threeredkings) October 27, 2016

https://twitter.com/Cormac18/status/791744647341170691

We think Sue's reaction to @Paul_OConnell's top guess really sums it up…@borussia_en pic.twitter.com/GRXVa5u2SP

— Question of Sport (@QuestionofSport) October 27, 2016

WATCH: Paul O’Connell provides the single greatest moment in the history of A Question of Sport https://t.co/fYfptm74VP via @joedotie

— Sam Monson (@PFF_Sam) October 27, 2016