If this is the end for Peter O'Mahony with Ireland then what an end it was

The Munster man says he'll consider his options before making any call on his future. 

Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony with his wife Jessica Moloney. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

You didn’t need any great skill in reading between the lines to suspect which way the wind was blowing for Peter O’Mahony on Saturday night as he soaked up the vibes from a fifth Six Nations title and, at 34 years of age, put words to the journey before him.

The tears that caused this hardest of men to squeeze shut his eyes during the anthem were visible proof of heightened emotions and he spoke later of a week leading up to this last Six Nations match that was tougher than any other. Nerves were at a peak.