“I think physicality sometimes is determined by the will of the person rather than the size.”

With much of the build-up to Saturday’s match against South Africa focused on the untried centre partnership of Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne, Munster’s Peter O’Mahony has added his voice to the the support for the two players.

Joe Schmidt has said he is confident that the players who are returning from injury will be able for the rigours of Saturday’s huge game against South Africa.