Peter O'Mahony delivers Ireland's second consecutive Six Nations title, raising questions about his future as captain.
For Peter O'Mahony, emotions had been high all week leading up to arguably the biggest night of his Ireland career.As a passionate Irishman, losing in English rugby's great fortress is always painful, but with O'Mahony's yellow card weakening Ireland 's resolve at a crucial time, the early part of this week would have been torturous for the Munster veteran.
But having come through what would have been a particularly stinging review for himself, O'Mahony was central to driving Ireland over the line against Scotland on Saturday, delivering the team's second consecutive Six Nations title. It is O'Mahony's fifth championship, and first as captain. But will it be his last? As he soaked up the adulation with his family and team-mates amid a party atmosphere in Aviva Stadium, it was hard not to wonder if it was his swansong. Having worn down Scotland on a nerve-shredding evening in Dublin, which reminded one of last year's Grand Slam decider against England, the Ireland players could finally breathe at full-time. The title is theirs agai
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