Full name Peter O'Mahony Height 1.91 m Nationality Irish | Nickname The Big Unit Position Back-Row Weight 107 kg | |
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Date of birth (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 27) Similar Conor Murray, Simon Zebo, Keith Earls, Donnacha Ryan, Seán O'Brien Profiles | ||
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Peter O'Mahony (born 17 September 1989 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Munster in the Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup and for Ireland internationally. O'Mahony can play across the Back-Row.
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Cork Constitution
He won the 2009–10 AIB Cup with Cork Constitution, and was named Man-of-the-Match in the final.
2010–13
O'Mahony made his Munster debut against Ulster on 2 January 2010. He captained Munster A to the final of the inaugural British and Irish Cup in the 2009–10 season.
O'Mahony was promoted to a full development contract with Munster for the 2010–11 season. He was an integral part of the team when the internationals were away for the November Tests, putting in a big performance in Munster's historic 15–6 victory against Australia, a game which was also O'Mahony's first start for Munster.
O'Mahony captained Munster in their opening Pro12 match against Newport Gwent Dragons in September 2011, and continued to captain Munster whilst the international contingent were away at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Northampton Saints on 12 November 2011, a game in which he won the Man-of-the-Match award. He scored his first try for Munster on 19 November 2011, in Munster's second Heinken Cup Pool One game against Castres Olympique. O'Mahony won the Munster Young Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season. He captained Munster in their 2011–12 Pro 12 away play-off semi-final against Ospreys on 11 May 2012, which Munster lost 45–10.
O'Mahony started for Munster in their opening fixture of the 2012–13 Heineken Cup on 13 October 2012, a 22–17 defeat at the hands of Racing Métro 92. He scored a try in their 33–0 win against Edinburgh in Round 2 on 21 October 2012. He started in the 15–9 win against Saracens on 8 December 2012, and also in the reverse fixture a week later, which Munster lost 19–13. O'Mahony started against Edinburgh in the 26–17 Round 5 victory, and also started in the crucial 29–6 win against Racing Métro 92 that secured Munster a place in the quarter-finals. He signed a new two-year contract with the IRFU in January 2013, which will see him remain with Munster until at least the end of the 2014–15 season. O'Mahony continued to start for Munster in the knockout-stage of the 2012–13 tournament, playing a crucial role in their 12–18 away quarter-final victory against Harlequins on 7 April 2013. He also started the semi-final against ASM Clermont Auvergne on 27 April 2013, which Munster lost 16–10.
O'Mahony was named as the new Munster captain on 30 July 2013, replacing Doug Howlett, who retired at the end of the 2012–13 season. He started for Munster against Edinburgh in the opening round of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup on 12 October 2013, captaining the side during their 29–23 defeat. He moved to number 8 for Munster's second round game against Gloucester on 19 October 2013, which Munster won 26–10. He started against USA Perpignan on 8 December 2013, captaining the side to a 36–8 win. O'Mahony started the reverse fixture away to Perpignan on 14 December 2013.
2014–16
He started the 7–20 away win against Gloucester on 11 January 2014, scoring a try in a win that secured quarter-final qualification. O'Mahony started against Edinburgh on 19 January 2014, scoring a try in the 38–6 Round 6 win that secured a home quarter-final. O'Mahony started in Munster's 47-23 Heineken Cup quarter-final win against Toulouse on 5 April 2014, but went off with a shoulder injury in the 18th minute. The injury meant O'Mahony was ruled out of the remainder of the season as he had to have reconstructive surgery on his shoulder. O'Mahony was nominated for the IRUPA Players' Player of the Year 2014 award on 23 April 2014. O'Mahony also had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a long-standing issue.
O'Mahony returned from injury on 4 October 2014, coming on as a replacement against Leinster. He started in Munster's first European Rugby Champions Cup game against Sale Sharks on 18 October 2014. O'Mahony started against Saracens F.C. in Round 2 of the Champions Cup on 24 October 2014. He started against ASM Clermont Auvergne on 6 December 2014. O'Mahony also started in the reverse fixture against Clermont on 14 December 2014. He started against Saracens on 17 January 2015. O'Mahony started at Number 8 against Sale Sharks on 25 January 2015. O'Mahony signed a new three-year contract with Munster and the IRFU in February 2015, which will see him remain with the province until at least June 2018.
On 1 October 2016, O'Mahony made his comeback from the knee injury he suffered with Ireland during the 2015 Rugby World Cup, coming on as a replacement for Billy Holland in the 2016–17 Pro12 fixture against Zebre.
Ireland
O'Mahony captained Ireland at Under-18 and Under-20 levels, before being called up to the senior side in 2012. He made his full debut against Italy on 25 February 2012, coming on as a replacement for Sean O'Brien. He made his first start for Ireland in the game against Scotland on 10 March 2012, after an injury to Sean O'Brien. By the end of the series he had played for Ireland in all three back-row positions. O'Mahony won the IRUPA Young Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 season. He also played in autumn international games against South Africa and Argentina.
In the 2013 Six Nations Championship O'Mahony played all five games as Ireland finished fifth. He also featured in the 2013 Ireland tour to North America, and was made captain after Rory Best was called up to the 2013 British and Irish Lions squad. In the 2013 Autumn Tests he scored his first try for Ireland, in a game against Samoa.
O'Mahony featured in four of Ireland's games, picking up a Man-of-the-Match award against Wales, in their championship-winning 2014 Six Nations Championship. After playing against South Africa and Australia in the 2014 Guinness Series O'Mahony started every game in the 2015 Six Nations Championship as Ireland retained their title, the first time Ireland had won back-to-back championships since 1948-49.
O'Mahony was selected in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and started pool games against Canada, Italy, and France, but went off with a knee injury during the second-half against France and was ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup.
On 26 October 2016, O'Mahony was named in Ireland's squad for the 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals. On 12 November 2016, O'Mahony made his return to the senior Ireland team, captaining them in the 52-21 win against Canada. On 23 January 2017, O'Mahony was named in the Ireland squad for the opening two rounds of the 2017 Six Nations Championship. On 18 March 2017, O'Mahony was Man-of-the-Match in Ireland's 13–9 win against England, a victory that denied England consecutive Grand Slams in the Six Nations.