{"id":6423,"date":"2019-03-26T13:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423"},"modified":"2019-03-27T10:12:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T14:12:10","slug":"paul-oconnell-confirms-he-is-leaving-stade-francais-hints-at-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423","title":{"rendered":"Paul O&#8217;Connell Confirms He is Leaving Stade Francais"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/paulOconnellCloseup18_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/paulOconnellCloseup18_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/paulOconnellCloseup18_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Paul O&#8217;Connell has confirmed his departure from Stade Francais.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ireland captain had been working as forwards coach with an emphasis on the line out, but leaves Paris with a year remaining on his contract.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Connell says he was delighted to work alongside head coach Heyneke Meyer, seemingly pouring cold water on suggestions their relationship had deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have decided not to stay beyond my contract year with the club and do not envisage joining another club next season either,&#8221; he said in a club statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had a great adventure with Stade Francais. I am grateful to the club for the opportunity they gave me to live and work in Paris. I was delighted to be able to work alongside Heyneke Meyer, the staff and all the club\u2019s players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finally, I am looking forward to the end of the season and I hope to be able to help the club during the finals of the Top 14.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6423\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-6423\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-6423\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6423\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul O&#8217;Connell has confirmed his departure from Stade Francais. The former Ireland captain had been working as forwards coach with an emphasis on the line out, but leaves Paris with a year remaining on his contract. 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