Video: Paul O’Connell goes bungee-jumping in New Zealand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3PLvAe0PIs

The Ireland rugby squad are certainly enjoying themselves in New Zealand, as this video of Paul O’Connell going bungee-jumping will testify.

Contrary to four years ago in France, the Irish rugby squad are having a ball in Queenstown in the lead up to their World Cup opener against the USA this weekend.

In France in 2007, the players were holed-up in a hotel in an industrial estate in Bordeaux, bored to tears and lacking any sort of outlet to let off some steam.

In Queenstown - a sort of mecca for adrenaline junkies in New Zealand’s south island - there are all sorts of activities to occupy idle minds and O’Driscoll, O’Connell and company have wasted no time in getting out of the team hotel.

The above clip seems to show Paul O’Connell launching himself off the famed Nevis bungee jump, the highest in New Zealand, which stands 134 metres above the Nevis river.

No doubt Paulie was filled with the ‘fear of God’ before bungeeing off the platform to the loud delight of his whooping teammates.

If what we're told is true and this is Paulie plummeting off a bungee tower, it's the latest episode in what has been a relaxed approach to the tournament from the Irish camp so far, but few will care less if it bears dividends once they get down to business next weekend.