Peter O'Mahony made his first appearance since stepping down as captain and delivered a typically influential performance as Munster pulled off a stunning away win to save their Champions Cup season.
There was a lot going on during the build up to kick-off at Toulon 's Stade Felix Mayol on Saturday. Champions Cup days in France always means plenty of noise and colour and the home support were particularly boisterous ahead of their round three meeting with fellow European royalty Munster . On his first appearance since stepping down as captain, Peter O'Mahony was the last man out for Munster .
Having held the role for a decade, it must have been a strange experience for O'Mahony but the flanker delivered a typically influential performance as Munster pulled off a stunning away win to save their Champions Cup season. His return was an important part of the story
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