Ahead of the 2014 Six Nations campaign, and a home Quarter Final in the Heineken Cup for Munster, Paul O’Connell has signed a new deal with the IRFU to keep him at the province until June 2016.
The 34 year old former Lions skipper has represented his country 88 times, with 154 appearances for Munster.
O’Connell played his part in the Reds 38-6 Heineken cup win over Edinburgh yesterday and they’ll host Toulouse in the quarter finals on the first weekend of April.
In a negative out of that result, Winger Keith Earls is due have a scan on a knee injury that forced him off the field of play in yesterdays victory.
It now puts his six nations in involvement in major doubt.