Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Na egwuregwu mmeghe nke Ireland nke 2004 Six Nations Championship, O'Connell bụ onyeisi ndị otu ahụ na enweghị Brian O'Driscoll. Ọ gwakwara na egwuregwu megide Scotland na 27 Machị 2004, nke Ireland meriri Triple Crown mbụ ha kemgbe afọ iri na itoolu. O'Connell nwetakwara ọlaọcha n'ihu klọb mgbe Munster meriri ikpeazụ ikpeazụ nke Celtic Cup, meriri Llanelli Scarlets 27 <unk> 16 na Lansdowne Road na Mee 14, 2005. Ọ sokwa n'otu ndị otu Ireland nke meriri Triple Crown na 2006 Six Nations Championship
, na-egwuri egwu na mmeri dị egwu 24-28 na England iji jide okpueze ahụ. O nyere goolu nke ikpeazụ na Old Lansdowne Road tupu e bibie ya ma wughachi ya dịka Aviva Stadium, na mmeri 61-17 megide Pacific Islanders.