article_snippet: There's not much more to be said that hasn't already been said about Paulie.
article_snippet: Paulie's a world-class player and
article_snippet: I don't think I'd be the player I am today without having played with Paulie. '
article_snippet: Paulie's a massive leader in the squad, just a massive player on the pitch and players look up to Paulie,' says Toner, who admits to closely watching Ireland captain Paul O'Connell's ruck clear-outs as something Paulie'd like to replicate.
article_snippet: Just to get to 100 caps is a huge testament to how Paulie has looked after Paulie and to play at the top level for that long (since Paulie debut against Wales in 2002)
article_snippet: It was more intimidating playing against Paulie for the first time because I didn't really fancy it to be honest,' continues Toner, adding that this provincial level fear has eroded now that this provincial level fear are Test colleagues. '
article_snippet: Paulie wouldn't be in my head now… but Paulie's kind of like Joe (Schmidt) in that you need to know your detail or Paulie gets on top of you.
article_snippet: Paulie has driven standards along with Joe (Schmidt)