Watch Peter O'Mahony fail at Takeshi's Castle-inspired water park leaving wife Jessica in stitches
He, wife Jessica and their three children are currently
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'If he murders me, I probably wouldn't blame him'
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He may have wanted to after she posted his calamitous falls
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Which were soundtracked by her cackling with laughter
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Even rugby tough guys are reduced to clinging on for dear life
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But while he may have been adept at maintaining his balance hitting countless scrums over the years, his sea legs weren't quite so sturdy while trying to negotiate a Takeshi's Castle-like challenge.
While the 35-year-old is living the carefree life this week, many of his longtime Ireland teammates are facing into the serious business of the British and Irish Lions' first Test versus Australia.
But nonetheless,
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Sexton won two Champions Cups and three
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He said: 'We know how good he is at preparing teams.
"But he's been gone six years so you'd like to think that Joe would have evolved, changed his ways and learned from that time with the All Blacks.
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'Some of the things he is big on haven't changed, you can clearly see that.
'But we've only seen them for one game and we know, for sure, that Joe likes to set things up and what he showed against Fiji will be very different from what he shows against the Lions.'
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Sexton, who won Down Under with the 2013 Lions, has been working with Farrell's kickers, including the likely Test fly-half
He added: 'Finn's played very well. He's controlled things, been composed and place-kicked very well.
'It is about helping these guys out; whether it is the No 10s, the kickers . . . or if
'He hasn't asked me about dealing with the refs yet! I'm still waiting, and I might be waiting a long time. Maybe he'll ask on the plane, on the way home!'
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