O'Callaghan Reveals Joe Schmidt's Brutal Timing For Dropping Him From Ireland Squad

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He has overseen a period of steady improvement, despite some bumps during the Rugby Championship, akin to the impact he had at the outset of his Ireland spell.\nWhen Schmidt took over as Ireland boss, the squad was in a period of transition, with some difficult calls ahead of the New Zealander. During Schmidt's appearance on The Offload podcast this week, Donncha O'Callaghan reminded him of one particularly brutal early call he made in dropping the Munster lock from his squad.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nREAD HERE: Remembering The 2010 Game When Ireland's Commemorative Jerseys Fell Apart\nREAD HERE: O'Callaghan Perplexed By Tommy Bowe's Wild David Clifford Rugby Switch Claim\nDonncha O'Callaghan shares brutal story in company of Joe Schmidt\n 24 February 2013; Ireland players, from left, Conor Muray, Donncha O'Callaghan, Luke Marshall and Brian O'Driscoll stand for the National Anthem before the game. RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship, Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Picture credit: Brendan Moran \/ SPORTSFILE\nEx-Ireland stars Donncha O'Callaghan and Tommy Bowe welcomed Joe Schmidt onto their podcast The Offload this week, looking ahead to this weekend's big game in Dublin.\nSchmidt coached both men towards the end of their rugby careers, and O'Callaghan revealed the unfortunate timing of an early call Schmidt made to drop him from the Ireland squad.\n \n Advertisement\n \n\n \n\nMunster legend O'Callaghan revealed that he learned of his absence from Schmidt's very first Ireland squad just hours after the birth of his third daughter - something Schmidt seemed completely oblivious to.\nHe got rid of the deadwood quite quick, fair play Joe!\nCan I say, I'll never forget it Joe. You announced your first squad, I was in three of your camps, I really enjoyed it.\nBut your first squad came about - I'll never forget the date, the 22nd October, because my little girl Robyn was born that day. At 3am she was born, I'll never forget...I was coming out of the hospital - phone call from Joe Schmidt.\nIn my head, I've heard from all the lads, 'Joe's attention to detail...' I was thinking, 'He's got a midwife on speed dial, he's ringing me to say congratulations!'\nIt was, 'I'm naming a squad today at 12 o'clock, and you're not in it.'\nOn his podcast appearance, Schmidt looked embarrassed as O'Callaghan recounted the story - letting out a forlorn, 'Oh no!' However, the Corkman made sure not to rub it in.\nDespite remembering his disappointment at being dropped, O'Callaghan praised Schmidt for the words of encouragement he had delivered at the time.\nNo resentment in anyway.\nYou were straight down the line to me, you were like, 'You're not playing enough at Munster, there's areas of your game you need to grow on, I need to see you more.'\nI remember coming away from the call obviously a little bit gutted but being in absolutely no doubt.\nUltimately, O'Callaghan would be added to the squad less than a week later as a late call-up.\nJoe Schmidt's directness and attention to detail defined the successful spell he had in charge of Ireland. Despite wishing him well, most of the fans in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday will hope it does not lead to an Aussie upset in Dublin.\nSEE ALSO: Jack Crowley Was Placed In A Tricky Position By Having To Do Ireland Media Duties This 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x-text="article.title"></h3> </div> </a> </div> </div> </template> </div> </div> </p> <p>Despite the disappointing end to his spell in charge of Ireland, Schmidt can no doubt expect a warm reception from the home fans in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.</p> <div class="not-prose"> <div class="table mx-auto w-full mb-4"> <div style="min-height: 170px;" class="relative z-50 mb-4" data-brid-player data-src="//services.brid.tv/player/build/brid.min.js" data-id="Brid_40702357" data-settings='{ "id":"11807", "width":"16", "height":"9", "playlist":"18868", "video_type":"0", "inviewBottomOffset": "80px" }'> <div id="Brid_40702357" class="brid"></div> </div> </div> </div><p>Australia have displayed some impressive form on their tour of the Northern Hemisphere this November, taking a sensational win against England in Twickenham and dispatching of Wales in Cardiff.</p> <p>Schmidt's role as Wallabies boss is his first job as a head coach since stepping aside from the Ireland job after the 2019 World Cup. He has overseen a period of steady improvement, despite some bumps during the Rugby Championship, akin to the impact he had at the outset of his Ireland spell.</p> <p>When Schmidt took over as Ireland boss, the squad was in a period of transition, with some difficult calls ahead of the New Zealander. During Schmidt's appearance on <em>The Offload </em>podcast this week, Donncha O'Callaghan reminded him of one particularly brutal early call he made in dropping the Munster lock from his squad.</p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[769,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":617170,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["ireland","tommy-bowe","joe-schmidt","donncha-ocallaghan","sensitive"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adTabletMinWidth: 300px; --adTabletMinHeight: 250px; --adDesktopMinWidth: 300px; --adDesktopMinHeight: 250px; "></div> </div> </div> <p><em><strong>READ HERE: </strong></em><a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/ireland-commemorative-jersey-2010-617075"><em>Remembering The 2010 Game When Ireland's Commemorative Jerseys Fell Apart</em></a></p> <p><em><strong>READ HERE: </strong></em><a href="https://www.balls.ie/rugby/david-clifford-tommy-bowe-donncha-ocallaghan-617154"><em>O'Callaghan Perplexed By Tommy Bowe's Wild David Clifford Rugby Switch Claim</em></a></p> <h2><strong>Donncha O'Callaghan shares brutal story in company of Joe Schmidt</strong></h2> <p></p><div class="caption"><div class="relative bg-gray-50 mx-auto overflow-hidden container_wide not-prose"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-617172 max-w-970 w-full" height="486" width="768" src="https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyNFxcXC8xMVxcXC8yOTE5MTEwMFxcXC83MjUxOTIuanBnXCIsXCJ3aWR0aFwiOlwiNzY4XCIsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjpcIjQ4NlwiLFwiZGVmYXVsdFwiOlwiaHR0cHM6XFxcL1xcXC93d3cuYmFsbHMuaWVcXFwvaW1hZ2VzXFxcL2JyYW5kLWltYWdlLmpwZ1wiLFwib3B0aW9uc1wiOntcIm91dHB1dFwiOlwiYXZpZlwiLFwicXVhbGl0eVwiOjU1fX0iLCJoYXNoIjoiMDdhMzIwMDkxYmZkZjAxNzhiNTUyMGMzMzMyMjQyMmIxZjBlYzUxMSJ9/donncha-o-039-callaghan-reveals-joe-schmidt-039-s-brutal-timing-for-dropping-him-from-ireland-sq.jpg" alt="Donncha O'Callaghan Ireland"></div><p class="caption-text"> </p><em><strong>24 February 2013; Ireland players, from left, Conor Muray, Donncha O'Callaghan, Luke Marshall and Brian O'Driscoll stand for the National Anthem before the game. RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship, Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE</strong></em></div> <p>Ex-Ireland stars Donncha O'Callaghan and Tommy Bowe welcomed Joe Schmidt onto their podcast <em>The Offload </em>this week, looking ahead to this weekend's big game in Dublin.</p> <p>Schmidt coached both men towards the end of their rugby careers, and O'Callaghan revealed the unfortunate timing of an early call Schmidt made to drop him from the Ireland squad.</p><div class="bg-transparent mb-3 h-auto relative z-10 table mx-auto my-4 height__mpu"> <div class="w-full relative md:max-w-screen-lg mx-auto flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-gray-100"> <span class="gray-ad-title text-xs text-gray-700 pt-2.5 pb-1 uppercase">Advertisement</span> <div data-dfp="mid_article" type="doubleclick" data-multi-size="300x250" data-responsive-sizes="[[[320,480],[[300,250]]],[[769,600],[[300,250]]],[[1024,600],[[300,250]]]]" data-slot="/9044862/balls_river_mpu" data-targeting='{"adtest":null,"staging":"0","article":617170,"page":"article","section":null,"tags":["ireland","tommy-bowe","joe-schmidt","donncha-ocallaghan","sensitive"],"sponsored":null,"sponsor_title":null,"placement":"in_article"}' style=" --adMobileMinWidth: 300px; --adMobileMinHeight: 250px; --adTabletMinWidth: 300px; --adTabletMinHeight: 250px; --adDesktopMinWidth: 300px; --adDesktopMinHeight: 250px; "></div> </div> </div> <p>Munster legend O'Callaghan revealed that he learned of his absence from Schmidt's very first Ireland squad just hours after the birth of his third daughter - something Schmidt seemed completely oblivious to.</p> <blockquote><p>He got rid of the deadwood quite quick, fair play Joe!</p> <p>Can I say, I'll never forget it Joe. You announced your first squad, I was in three of your camps, I really enjoyed it.</p> <p>But your first squad came about - I'll never forget the date, the 22nd October, because my little girl Robyn was born that day. At 3am she was born, I'll never forget...I was coming out of the hospital - phone call from Joe Schmidt.</p> <p>In my head, I've heard from all the lads, 'Joe's attention to detail...' I was thinking, 'He's got a midwife on speed dial, he's ringing me to say congratulations!'</p> <p>It was, 'I'm naming a squad today at 12 o'clock, and you're not in it.'</p></blockquote> <p>On his podcast appearance, Schmidt looked embarrassed as O'Callaghan recounted the story - letting out a forlorn, 'Oh no!' However, the Corkman made sure not to rub it in.</p> <p>Despite remembering his disappointment at being dropped, O'Callaghan praised Schmidt for the words of encouragement he had delivered at the time.</p> <blockquote><p>No resentment in anyway.</p> <p>You were straight down the line to me, you were like, 'You're not playing enough at Munster, there's areas of your game you need to grow on, I need to see you more.'</p> <p>I remember coming away from the call obviously a little bit gutted but being in absolutely no doubt.</p></blockquote> <p>Ultimately, O'Callaghan would be added to the squad less than a week later as a late call-up.</p> <p>Joe Schmidt's directness and attention to detail defined the successful spell he had in charge of Ireland. 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