Peter O’Mahony: ‘We measure every year by trophies in cabinet’

Peter O’Mahony appreciates it can often be more nerve wracking to watch rather than to play after being forced to retire because of injury during Saturday’s nail biting Guinness Pro 12 win for Munster over the Ospreys.

“Yeah, it was tough going”, the Munster captain said of the dramatic conclusion when the hosts almost had victory snatched from the grasp.

“I thought it wasn’t a knock-on to be honest with you. My heart sank. But obviously it clearly was a knock-on when they went back. However, my gut instinct was that it was a foot that rolled it. Thank God it wasn’t.