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29th August 2015
09:53pm BST

Asked about the fanfare around his final Irish game at the Aviva, O'Connell said, 'I really appreciated it, even when I came out for the warm-up and my name was announced, I really appreciated it.
'I really appreciated it at the end. I was a little bit embarrassed.
'It is not nice when you have lost the game to walk into the middle of the pitch and give the crowd a wave. That is the disappointing part but I really appreciate the reception.
'I love playing here in Dublin. It's a great city.
'Lansdowne Road is an incredible place and I'm really disappointed with today but hopefully I will look back on it in a few months on a really nice occasion.'
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