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9th February 2016
10:27am GMT

We said it before, we'll say it again. Thanks @Paul_OConnell #ThanksPaulie #ShoulderToShoulder pic.twitter.com/OTo2F1snBM
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 9, 2016
Paul O’Connell has announced his retirement from rugby. #ThanksPaulie for a magnificent & trailblazing career! pic.twitter.com/C1yxiWU4uA
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) February 9, 2016
Vintage Paulie here.
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) February 9, 2016
"F*cking manic aggression!"https://t.co/Psg3hmko5b
Really disappointing to see @Paul_OConnell having to retire. Sensational career in Red & Green. Simply irreplaceable.
— Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) February 9, 2016
Best of luck in your retirement #ThanksPaulie https://t.co/mjXnfjefc0
— Connacht Rugby (@connachtrugby) February 9, 2016
Pity that Paul O'Connell didn't get to chose his exit from playing but fitting he finished in Green competing & leading as always #Legend
— Bernard Jackman (@bernardjackman) February 9, 2016
One of our favourite Paulie moments - the most intense photobomb of all-time #ThanksPaulie https://t.co/oOrklxztQV
— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) February 9, 2016
He always tells it as it is! @Paul_OConnell on the difference between backs and forwards #ShoulderToShoulder https://t.co/g89MbUFEn8
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 9, 2016
Brilliant pic of Paulie from Aug 2001, the month he made his Munster debut. The hair! #ThanksPaulie Credit: Inpho pic.twitter.com/EBXjaUeFUg
— JOE.ie (@JOEdotie) February 9, 2016
Best wishes on your retirement @Paul_OConnell - a @Munsterrugby, @IrishRugby & @lionsofficial legend! pic.twitter.com/KATU43pHc5
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) February 9, 2016
BREAKING...Paul O'Connell has announced his retirement #Irishrugbylegend
— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) February 9, 2016
Paul O'Connell's career ended by injury but he went out at the top, one of the best ever, playing at his best in beating France at Rwc15.
— Matt Cooper (@cooper_m) February 9, 2016
So many great things about Paul O'Connell. He maintained immense standards to the end. 6 Nations Player of Tournament 2015 speaks volumes
— Joe Molloy (@MolloyJoe) February 9, 2016
Sad that @Paul_OConnell has been forced to retire. Incredible career and great man. Would still make most teams on 1 leg! #ThanksPaulie
— Rob Henderson (@robhendo13) February 9, 2016
A rugby giant and Munster legend #thanksPaulie
— Barry O'Sullivan (@barrysul) February 9, 2016
#ThanksPaulie If anyone epitomised #Munster #SUAF & #Sportsmanship - it was surely you - thank you
— Richard Daly (@richarddaly) February 9, 2016
Sad to see sporting legends go out when it's not on their own terms. Did great things for Irish rugby in his time though #ThanksPaulie
— Paul Leigh (@13Midnight13) February 9, 2016
What a CV.#ThanksPaulie pic.twitter.com/uPMRgtvwtR
— James Tennant (@_jameslt) February 9, 2016
A legend of the game. #ThanksPaulie pic.twitter.com/iqpgiDnVaM
— MunsterBecks (@Beckinder) February 9, 2016
Absolutely gutted for Paul O'Connell!!
— Lisa Lawlor (@Lisa_Lawlor) February 9, 2016
Don't know if we'll see another like him. #ThanksPaulie pic.twitter.com/yBq4GwTCr4
— Jonathan Fitzpatrick (@jfitz92) February 9, 2016
Making the impossible seem possible for Club & Country. The Greatest forward Ireland has ever seen. #ThanksPaulie https://t.co/9qzuJWmm7h
— Daragh P. Frawley (@LeFrawls) February 9, 2016
A one man-club. #ThanksPaulie pic.twitter.com/b6xpwbNwaj
— Lotfi Wada (@LotfiWada) February 9, 2016
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