‘Hello June' – Peter O'Mahony's wife cheers him on during last game from afar in picturesque setting

The Irish Sun

2 days ago

PETER O'Mahony's wife Jessica roared him on from afar as his last Munster match ended in as heartbreaking of a fashion as possible.
Durban, South Africa was the setting as the Reds were
6
Jessica and their kids said hello to June by visiting Barley Cove
6
Last month she said of the Cork beach that there's 'nowhere better when the sun shines'
6
Grandmother O'Mahony with her three grandchildren Indie, Theo and Ralph
6
Like many Munster fans, she was irritated by Jaden Hendrikse's conduct during the shoot-out
Jessica was back home in their native Cork - roughly 13,500 km away.
Nonetheless, that didn't stop her from
She posted a snap of him supposedly being struck down with a calf cramp moments after converting one of his kicks - thus delaying Jack Crowley's attempt.
Her caption of "This guy? Bad form" spoke for a large swathes of the province's fanbase.
Read More On Irish Sport
It is of course impossible for anyone other than the Sharks scrum-half to know definitively whether he did genuinely cramp up or whether it was an act of gamesmanship.
Those of a South African persuasion have pointed to the manner with which his calf muscles were tensed up - although his wink to Crowley was definitely unnecessary no matter what.
Even former Munster head honcho and current Springboks chief Rassie Erasmus
The 52-year-old tweeted a zoomed in photo of Hendrikse's legs, seemingly showcasing that they did look to be genuinely tensed up due to a painful calf cramp.
Most read in Rugby Union
Alongside it, he added a caption merely containing an emoji of a man shrugging his shoulders.
It's been taken as
'Jack Crowley he's coming for you' jokes Peter O'Mahony's wife Jess as son practices his rugby skills
Among the replies, one person commented: "Irish, Scots and Welsh super pathetic cry babies."
While Vince pointed out: "I thought this was classic. They didn't miss the kick at this interaction so no influence on the result. At least he didn't swear a book load of swear words at everyone…."
Lastly, another Springbok follower added: "The Irish have to be the pettiest rugby fans on the planet.
"Even when they lost against the All Blacks in the RWC there was some unsportsmanlike allegations against the ABs yet the entire rugby community had to put up with Johnny Sexton for a decade."
6
Peter, 35, watched the tail-end of the contest from the bench after being withdrawn early in the second half
6
He does still have one playing commitment left as he will line out for the Barbarians in an exhibition on June 29
Credit: @jeskaomahony
Post-match, Premier Sports pundit Alan Quinlan accused the Irish side's opposition sideline of 'shocking behaviour'.
He fumed: "It's shocking really, the way they're behaving, the people on the sideline there. They're obviously screaming and shouting stuff at the Munster players.
"It's obviously not very sportsmanlike. Unlike Rory Scannell there to respond as well."
Saturday's defeat was the final game in the Munster careers of O'Mahony,
O'Mahony and Archer will be hanging up the boots for good at the end of the season, while Murray will be continuing his career abroad.