Peter O'Mahony's mum steals show at Munster game
Peter O'Mahony may be bowing out of action with Munster at the season's end but it was his mother Caroline who stole the show as the Reds took on a crucial United Rugby Championship fixture on Friday night.
Munster needed to come out on top against Benetton Treviso at Cork's Virgin Media Park to maintain any chance of progressing to the post-season last eight of the competition.
They secured a 30-21 win – and with it their place in the Champions Cup for next season – in front of a crowd which included O'Mahony's mother, Caroline. Peter O'Mahony may be bowing out of action with Munster at the season's end but it was his mother Caroline who stole the show as the Reds took on a crucial United Rugby Championship fixture on Friday night. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
While the legendary flanker called time with Ireland earlier this year and is now set to walk off into the sunset at club level – with Friday's game his last in Cork – his mother made sure to show up in style and let the rugby world know she would be retiring from lawn mowing duties.
Caroline O'Mahony brought along a custom-made sign which read: 'I'm Peter O'Mahony's Mum and I'm retiring from mowing the lawn!'
It may be an obvious hint to her gardening-mad son, who has been known to post regular updates on the goings-on and growth in his own garden, an area he meticulously presides over.
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