Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mumutambo wekuvhura weIreland we2004 Six Nations Championship, O'Connell akatungamira divi mukusavapo kwaBrian 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 chikamu chechikwata cheIreland chakakunda Triple Crown mu2006 Six Nations Championship
, vachitamba mukukunda kunoshamisa kwe 24-28 paEngland kuti vawane korona. Akawana muedzo wekupedzisira weInternational kuOld Lansdowne Road isati yaputswa uye yakavakwazve seAviva Stadium, mukukunda 61-17 pamusoro pePacific Islanders.