'Will I come back? We’ll see. It’s a tough one to take as a lot of my friends won’t be back'
As Ireland fans trailed away and back towards the centre of Paris late on Saturday night, Peter O'Mahony emerged from the losing dressing-room to deliver the senior players' verdict on their 28-24 World Cup quarter-final loss.
"There’s a group of guys who won’t play for Ireland again who’ve had an incredible impact on Irish rugby, not only in the last few years but in the last decade.The world had known that Johnny Sexton was calling it quits, however this World Cup was going to end for Ireland. Instead, Sam Whitelock delivered a turnover with perfect timing for the All Blacks. Game over, impressive 17-match unbeaten run over, World Cup journey ended a fortnight early.
Conor Murray will be 38 and Bundee Aki will be 37 when Australia 2027 comes around. James Lowe will be 35 - the same age as Tadhg Beirne - and Tadhg Furlong will be 34. That wasn't the case four years ago, when Ireland were trounced by New Zealand in their last eight encounter in Tokyo. “Andy spoke really well, about how proud we should be of the last few years. I thought he was very professional and very positive to be fair.
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