Peter O’Mahony steers Chicago heroics into rearview mirror

Six questions in, all of them a variation on the theme that was his absence from the Ireland squad for last weekend’s historic defeat of the All Blacks in Chicago, and Peter O’Mahony’s calm exterior cracks just a tad.

“I watched the game at home boys,” he explained. Again. “It’s done now. It was a fabulous occasion, a fabulous win. It was special to watch the boys play with so much detail, accuracy, passion, all balanced off. It was a fabulous day for Irish rugby but, as I say, we have to move on.

“I certainly have to move on and prepare myself. You can watch it as a fan. At that stage, you have done all you can to prepare the lads. There is nothing much I can do apart from being thrown out of the house for shouting and roaring.”