Buuxi weedha soo socota: Ciyaartii furitaanka ee Ireland ee 2004 Six Nations Championship, O'Connell wuxuu kabtan u ahaa kooxda maqnaanshaha Brian O'Driscoll. Waxa uu sidoo kale ciyaaray kulankii ay Scotland la ciyaareen 27-kii Maarso 2004, kaas oo Ireland ku guuleysatay Triple Crown-kii ugu horreeyay muddo 19 sano ah. O'Connell sidoo kale wuxuu kasbaday lacagtii ugu dambeysay kooxda markii Munster uu ku guuleystay finalkii ugu dambeeyay ee Celtic Cup, isagoo ka adkaaday Llanelli Scarlets 27<unk>16 Lansdowne Road bishii Meey 14, 2005. Wuxuu sidoo kale qeyb ka ahaa kooxda Ireland ee ku guuleysatay Triple Crown
2006 Koobka Lixda Qaran, oo ciyaaraya guul 24-28 ah oo ka soo gaadhay England si loo xaqiijiyo taajka. Wuxuu dhaliyay isku daygii ugu dambeeyay ee Caalamiga ah ee Old Lansdowne Road ka hor inta aan la dumin oo dib loogu dhisin garoonka Aviva Stadium, guul 61-17 ah oo ka soo gaartay Jasiiradaha Baasifigga.