Peter O'Mahony: Pre-game nerves, playing forever and contract talk 

Munster man O'Mahony chats about the struggles and pressure that surround the lead-up to an international test match.

MIND GAME: Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

You’ll have no doubt heard the Ireland players waxing lyrical about their World Cup experience. 

Not the ending of it, of course, but the joy and fulfilment they took from the months spent together and the umbilical attachment they experienced with the travelling fans.