Ireland captain Paul O'Connell has praised his teammates for bouncing back from their defeat against Wales to see off Scotland at Murrayfield and claim the 2015 Six Nations title.
A dramatic day of plenty of twists and turns saw Joe Schmidt's men prevail courtesy of their superior points difference over England and Wales.
The pressure was on Ireland heading into their clash against Scotland, knowing that they would have to record a hefty win if they were to retain their crown.
Having done exactly that, securing a 40-10 victory in Edinburgh to come out on top, O'Connell was quick to hail the impressive achievement.
"To win a championship any year is fantastic," the lock forward told reporters. "I think we'd be very proud of what we've done in terms of how we've addressed certain things in our performance, in attack, defence and our resolve to come out and produce a good performance like that after losing last week.
"I've spent a lot of years in close calls and it's been a great eight weeks. I'm very proud of this squad."
O'Connell, who at the age of 35 years and 152 days old became Ireland's oldest ever captain, described the dramatic day of action on Saturday as being a "great advert" for the historic tournament.
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