Andy Farrell says he’s open-minded about the duration of the Cork man’s captaincy of Ireland.
EVERY PLAYER CRAVES a big moment early on in a game. That feeling must be magnified when you’re in your first match after being appointed the new captain of your country.
O’Mahony absorbs the French effort doggedly and emerges with a crucial turnover penalty for his Ireland team. The Ireland skipper would have been frustrated to give up a penalty on lineout defence for contact with a French jumper in the air in the first half, while he was later yellow carded for collapsing a maul as les Bleus threatened the Irish line.
He picked up a knock in the French game and sat out the 36-0 win over the Italians as a result. His influence remained central during the build-up but it was Caelan Doris who captained, having also taken over from O’Mahony when he went off in Marseille. “It was a big occasion for him. He’s normally very nervous no matter what anyway. He’s always on the edge as far as that’s concerned, that’s what makes him feel right.
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