Rowntree hoping to have O'Mahony in the mix at Musgrave 

RACE AGAINST TIME: Peter O'Mahony during a Munster rugby squad training session at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Graham Rowntree is confident Munster captain Peter O’Mahony will be in the selection mix for Saturday’s home opener against Zebre Parma despite the ankle injury he sustained last Sunday.

O’Mahony landed awkwardly from a lineout jump in the 67th minute of the weekend loss at Dragons but stayed on the pitch to the full-time whistle. Munster head coach Rowntree delivered an upbeat assessment of the skipper’s potentially availability for the BKT United Rugby Championship clash at Musgrave Park in Cork this Saturday (5:05pm).