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23rd May 2015

VINE: Paul O’Connell being Paul O’Connell with a huge turnover

Stepping up, once again

Patrick McCarry

A lot of fight left in this dog.

Paul O’Connell may be playing his final ever game for Munster, today, as the province strives to reach their first Guinness PRO12 final in four years.

The Ireland captain is, as yet, undecided on whether he will continue playing after the World Cup, later this year.

Toulon are reportedly dangling a €1.2m, two-year contract in front of the lock. O’Connell says his focus is purely on Munster’s final game(s) and the World Cup.

If this is his last game for the province, at Thomond Park, he will leave the fans with this vital turnover to remember him by.

Three minutes into the game and Ospreys had 97% possession. They broke up the left flank and Eli Walker looked set to score until Conor Murray made a vital tackle. Then, O’Connell too over:

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