O’Mahony: Forwards lit fuse for power show

Peter O’Mahony felt a warm glow in the Ireland dressing room after the match.

Reflecting on Ireland’s stirring victory, he couldn’t help pointing fingers of praise to his forward colleagues. Man of the match Donnacha Ryan and Mike Ross came in for special mention for their organisational roles in set piece play, while both Cian Healy and Richardt Strauss got a seal of approval for their ability to find individual and collective weakness in the Argentinian game.

Overall, O’Mahony suggested, it came down to being able to take advantage of an endless amount of hard work over four weeks.