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Published 11:06 13 Oct 2015 BST
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We've so often see heroes bow out on their shield when injury strikes and it's happened again with perhaps our greatest sporting leader.
Scans confirmed early today that O'Connell had played his last game in the green of Ireland as the hamstring tear he suffered in Sunday's victory over France would require surgery.
And his predecessor as Ireland skipper, Brian O'Driscoll, perfectly summed up how we're all feeling at the loss of our talisman, our chief, our captain.
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