Skipper forced to play catch-up

Munster captain Peter O’Mahony is desperate to get up to speed with his province after admitting he needs more game time following his return to action last weekend.

The Ireland back row made his first appearance on Saturday since dislocating his shoulder against Toulouse last April when he came off the Munster bench for 17 minutes in the Guinness Pro12 victory overLeinster at Aviva Stadium.

O’Mahony, 25, used the lengthy layoff to bring forward scheduledreconstructive surgery on his other shoulder and is now raring to hit top gear.