Munster coach Mossy Lawler: No pressure on Evan O'Connell to follow uncle Paul's footsteps

Comparisons are inevitable given that he plays in the same position that his uncle excelled in for Munster, Ireland and the Lions.

LIKE UNCLE LIKE NEPHEW?: Evan O'Connell during training with Munster. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie.

Munster skills coach Mossy Lawler said that if promising young lock Evan O’Connell is under any pressure to prove himself because he’s Paul O’Connell’s nephew, he’s taking it in his stride.

Evan O’Connell this week signed his first senior contract after coming through the academy in Munster after stints with Castletroy College and at U-20 level for Ireland where he skippered the side.