“Uncharacteristic.” That was the buzz word as Peter O’Mahony saw red after only 13 minutes of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Wales. The Welsh were leading 3-0 but Ireland were on the attack and looking to make in-roads, inside the Welsh half, when O’Mahony went ploughing in to clear-out a ruck. Wales tighthead Tomas Francis […]

5 years ago

The Munster captain collided with the Scottish fullback moments before that crucial Conor Murray try. Greig Laidlaw and Gregor Townsend, Scotland’s captain and head coach, gave credit to Ireland for their grinding victory in Edinburgh but they left the ground with a few sore points festering. The Scots felt referee Romain Poite had not given […]

7 years ago

Rugby friends. They may have torn lumps out of each other on the rugby pitch but the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand saw James Haskell and Peter O’Mahony bond. The Munster and Ireland flanker was in the same squad as Haskell for that drawn Test Series against the All Blacks, and […]

7 years ago

As the Munster captain looked to make a rip on the ball-carrier and keep up with his ridiculous average of three turnovers per game, he looked in immediate discomfort Peter O’Mahony is in the form of his life, this season, but his momentum is set to be slowed by a rib injury sustained in Munster’s […]

7 years ago

These two sides clearly dislike each other Munster went into their Guinness PRO14 clash with Glasgow well aware that they owed the Scots one. Glasgow Warriors dismantled Johann van Graan’s men in their PRO14 clash at Scotstoun, earlier this season, so the South African went with a strong starting XV to avenge that loss before […]

8 years ago

‘It’s easy to say in hindsight’

8 years ago