 The OKelly, uyo akaita rake renyika debut muna 1997 pamusoro New Zealand, akava chishongo kurutivi Irish uye aiva muIreland zvose-nguva caps mutungamiri, kudarika Mike Gibson, musi waFebruary 12, 2005 paakatanga muIreland Six Nationsmutambo neScotland. OKelly haana kungowana kapu yake yechi70, asi akahwina muedzo wokutanga weIreland mumutambo, achivapa kutungamira kwavasina kumborega. OKelly kubvira ipapo akapfuurwa naRonan OGara 128caps, Brian ODriscoll 124 caps Donncha OCallaghan 94caps, John Hayes 105 caps naPeter Stringer 98 caps, asi akawana 92 bvunzo caps mune rake basa. 