Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray and Cian Healy have all introduced they’re to retire from enjoying for Eire on the conclusion of the 2025 Six Nations.
Munster back-row O’Mahony and Leinster prop Healy have confirmed they’ll retire from all rugby on the finish of the 2024/25 season, whereas Munster scrum-half Murray “will pursue a enjoying alternative overseas” from July.
Every of the three has reached over 100 Assessments for Eire, received 5 Six Nations titles (2014, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024) and two Grand Slams (2018, 2023) in glittering careers in inexperienced.
O’Mahony, 35, has 112 caps since his debut in 2012, led Eire as captain to the 2024 Six Nations title, and performed the complete 80 minutes of Eire’s 27-18 Spherical 3 victory over Wales in Cardiff final week, ending high of any participant from both aspect for accomplished tackles (19).
The Cork-native additionally toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2017 to New Zealand, captaining the aspect within the first Check vs the All Blacks.
Dubliner Healy, 37, will retire because the most-capped participant in Irish rugby historical past having surpassed Brian O’Driscoll within the victory over Australia in November. The loosehead holds 136 caps for Eire since his debut in 2009, and has the file for Six Nations appearances by an Irishman with 66.
Limerick’s Murray, 35, has received 124 Check caps since his Eire debut in 2011, and is a three-time Lions vacationer in 2013, 2017 and 2021 – being named as tour captain within the latter following damage to Wales’ Alun Wyn Jones.
A grasp of his craft from scrum-half, Murray was named Eire’s Participant of the 12 months in 2017, Midi Olympique’s World Participant of the 12 months in 2018, and was picked as World Rugby’s scrum-half within the Group of the Decade for 2010-2019.
IRFU efficiency director David Humphreys stated: “It’s at all times a tragic time when a participant decides to maneuver on, however I wish to pay tribute to all three gamers and thank them for his or her excellent contribution to Irish rugby over a few years.
“It goes with out saying that Peter, Cian and Conor are legends of not simply Irish rugby, however Irish sport, and have every made a big contribution to the success of Irish rugby for greater than 15 years.
“There’s nonetheless a lot to play for with Eire and their provinces and we’ll mark their careers at an acceptable time within the close to future. Figuring out every of them, their focus shall be on ending the season on a excessive, however their affect will endure for a few years to come back.”
Interim Eire head coach Simon Easterby added: “Since becoming a member of the Eire teaching workforce again in 2014 it has been a privilege to work with Peter, Cian and Conor. They’ve every performed an enormous function within the success of Irish rugby over the course of their careers and so they proceed to encourage their team-mates round them.
“Watching how overtly they have interaction with gamers in their very own place and proceed so as to add worth across the set-up is testomony to their collective character and they’re additionally including actual worth on the pitch.
“Figuring out every of the fellows, they are going to be targeted on reaching much more success this season and we’re decided as a bunch to finish their careers with Eire on a excessive over these final two rounds.”
Six Nations fixtures: Spherical 4
Saturday March 8
Eire vs France (2.15pm)
Scotland vs Wales (4.45pm)
Sunday March 9
England vs Italy (3pm)
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