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Peter O'Mahony

Peter James O'Mahony (born 17 September 1989) is an Irish former professional rugby union player who played as a flanker for Munster and for the Ireland national team.

O'Mahony played as a flanker. During his career, O'Mahony has captained Presentation Brothers College, Ireland U18, Ireland U20, Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. He formerly represented Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League.

O'Mahony was born in Cork, where he attended Presentation Brothers College. He went on to enter the Munster academy in 2008 and captained the Ireland under-20s in the 2009 Six Nations Under-20s Championship and 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. O'Mahony won the 2009–10 All-Ireland Cup with Cork Constitution and was named player of the match in the final. He was also part of the Cork Constitution team that won the 2009–10 All-Ireland League alongside current Munster teammates Stephen Archer and Simon Zebo and former teammates Duncan Williams, Ian Nagle, Tom Gleeson, and Brian Hayes.

O'Mahony made his Munster debut against Ulster on 2 January 2010, coming on as a replacement for James Coughlan. 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 2010 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 Dragons in September 2011, and continued to captain Munster whilst their 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. O'Mahony won the Munster Young Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season. He captained Munster in their 2011–12 Pro12 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 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 92 that secured Munster a place in the quarter-finals. He signed a new two-year contract with the IRFU in January 2013. O'Mahony continued to start for Munster in the knockout-stage of the 2012–13 tournament, playing a crucial role in their 18–12 away quarter-final victory against Harlequins on 7 April 2013. He also started the semi-final against 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 former All Black 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 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.

O'Mahony started the 20–7 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. He also had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a long-standing issue. O'Mahony was nominated for the IRUPA Players' Player of the Year 2014 award on 23 April 2014.

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