Tributes pour in for Paul O’Connell after scan confirms he’s played his last Ireland game

The end of an era.

Almost 14 years since making his international debut against Wales, Paul O'Connell has hung up his green jersey for the last time. The legendary lock tore his hamstring in Ireland's victory over France on Sunday and after the entire nation spent 36 hours crossing their fingers, the feared worst was confirmed. O'Connell's Rugby World Cup is over which also means that, for the last time, we've seen Paulie lead out the Irish squad. https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/653859696441487360?lang=en https://twitter.com/BrianODriscoll/status/653871348213776384 https://twitter.com/MichaelC_RTE/status/653866927065067520?lang=en https://twitter.com/Munsterrugby/status/653867287317991424?lang=en https://twitter.com/sineadkissane/status/653860154664951808 https://twitter.com/Finan_Twiggy/status/653869830924333056 https://twitter.com/JamesChew14/status/653869794740043776?lang=en https://twitter.com/FionaPower9/status/653870096356655104 https://twitter.com/RonanOGara10/status/653894902560989184 https://twitter.com/damien_omeara/status/653864487020298240 https://twitter.com/rugbyworldcup/status/653866369113526272 https://twitter.com/Inphosports/status/637651270086590465 https://twitter.com/jasonmohammad/status/653866340843974656 https://twitter.com/TommyMartinTV3/status/653866102649417728 https://twitter.com/AroundDalkey/status/653870852942004224 https://twitter.com/TrendsIreland/status/653871089722888193 https://twitter.com/ciarancbdowney/status/653865057324007424 https://twitter.com/thepaulwilliams/status/653868729147752448