Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumutambo wokutanga weIreland we2004 Six Nations Championship, O'Connell akatungamirira boka racho pasina Brian O'Driscoll. Akatambawo mumutambo wakanangana neScotland musi wa27 Kurume 2004, umo Ireland yakakunda yavo yekutanga Triple Crown kwemakore gumi nemapfumbamwe. O'Connell akawanawo sirivha pamberi pekambani apo Munster akakunda kuguma kwekupedzisira kweCeltic Cup, achikunda Llanelli Scarlets 27<unk>16 muLansdowne Road musi waMay 14, 2005. Akanga ariwo rutivi rwechikwata cheIreland chakakunda Triple Crown mu
2006 Six Nations Championship, ichitamba mukukunda kunoshamisa kwe24-28 pamusoro peEngland kuti iwane korona. Akawana muedzo wekupedzisira weInternational kuOld Lansdowne Road isati yaputswa uye yakavakwazve seAviva Stadium, mukukunda 61-17 pamusoro pePacific Islanders.