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Paul O'Connell's legendary guess on A Question of Sport is going so viral

Unreal.

Oct 27th 2016, 9:16 PM 14,493 Views 5 Comments

PAUL O’CONNELL IS the talk of the internet this evening, with this excellent clip from A A Question of Sport astounding all football fans.

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The rugby legend retired earlier this year and is now popping up on telly to promote his new biography.

Last night, he was on the panel of the BBC’s quiz show, A Question of Sport.

Jockey AP McCoy and team captain Phil Tufnell faced footballer Leon Osman and Welsh Olympic cyclist Elinor Barker, and former England rugby player Matt Dawson.

It was O’Connell that proved to be the MVP though, when he pulled this fantastic guess out of the bag

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The Limerick man filled in the correct sporting term in the blank spaces with just two letters to play with. What was it? Borussia Mönchengladbach.

A hero on and off the field.

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Paul O'Connell's legendary guess on A Question of Sport is going so viral

Unreal.

It was O’Connell that proved to be the MVP though, when he pulled this fantastic guess out of the bag

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Foil Arms and Hog have perfectly identified the 11 different ways of being late to work>