Legendary Irish Trio To Retire At End Of Six Nations

Three 'legends' of Irish rugby , record caps holder Cian Healy, last year's Six Nations title-winning skipper Peter O'Mahony and fellow Test centurion Conor Murray will retire from international rugby at the end of the Six Nations, they announced on Thursday.

They are on course for a fairytale ending to their Test career with an unprecedented third successive Irish Six Nations title.

The Irish have recorded three victories from three Tests in this year's tournament though they host biggest rivals France on Saturday week.

They round off their campaign against Italy in Rome on March 15.

Whilst backrow forward O'Mahony remains a starter both prop Healy and scrum-half Murray have added invaluable support off the bench for several years as Andrew Porter and Jamison Gibson-Park respectively replaced them in the first choice XV.