Rassie Erasmus: Too early yet for Peter O’Mahony

Rassie Erasmus is confident captain Peter O’Mahony will be able to continue his comeback from long-term injury with a more significant contribution against Racing 92 next Sunday than his 40-minute effort against Leinster.

O’Mahony made his first start for Munster since April 2015 in the 25-14 derby defeat at the Aviva Stadium, building on his 20-minute spell off the bench the previous week against Zebre with a half in Dublin.

The Ireland flanker scored a try from a driving maul before being replaced at half-time but Erasmus said it would be too early for O’Mahony to go a full 80 minutes in Paris when Munster open their Champions Cup pool campaign against the French champions.