Jack O’Donoghue: 'I felt like a teenager again, sitting in Thomond Park watching a miracle match'

O’Donoghue was one of 12 senior Munster players handed their first appearances since October when the Heineken Champions Cup returned to Thomond Park for the round-two pool clash with Castres

Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 - 01:00

Simon Lewis

Jack O’Donoghue felt like a teenager again as he watched from afar the Munster rookies rise to the occasion and beat Wasps and, such was the inspiration, the back-rower believes that performance can drive the province to great things.

O’Donoghue was one of 12 senior Munster players handed their first appearances since October when the Heineken Champions Cup returned to Thomond Park for the round-two pool clash with Castres and it was his first European try that made the difference as his team dug in for a hard-fought 19-13 victory to follow the previous week’s 35-14 win at Wasps.