O’Mahony fired up for shot at redemption

With little fanfare, Barry O’Mahony has rejoined the Munster ranks of professional rugby and he is arguably the perfect advertisement for the domestic amateur club game.

Four years after being deemed superfluous to requirements by the two-time Heineken Cup champions, the 25-year-old Limerick born UCC graduate is back where he wants to be. He is now fighting for a place in the competitive environment of representative rugby, with game-time in two pre-season matches under his belt.

If a one year full-time contract offered to and accepted by a home grown player is hardly headline news, there is a pretty good story behind it.