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IRELAND ’S CIAN HEALY, Conor Murray and Peter O’Mahony will all retire from Test rugby following this year’s Six Nations.
Next week’s round four meeting with France in Dublin is now set to be their final home appearance. Ireland close their Six Nations campaign away to Italy on 15 March, where Simon Easterby’s side will be hoping to clinch an historic third successive Six Nations title.— Irish Rugby February 27, 2025 Advertisement O’Mahony debuted for Ireland in 2012 and has won 112 caps, and played the full 80-minutes against Wales last weekend. Last year he captained Ireland to the Six Nations title.
The Leinster prop has featured in two of Ireland’s three Championship wins this season, and is currently on 136 Test caps. He is also Ireland’s most capped player in the Six Nations on 66 appearances. Murray has won 124 caps since making his Test debut against France in 2011, sitting joint fourth in Ireland’s most capped list alongside Rory Best and only behind Healy, O’Driscoll and Ronan O’Gara.
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