JESSICA O’MAHONY gave a glimpse into Peter’s post-retirement life with an adorable video on Instagram.
The now-former Ireland flanker, 35, played his final game in a green jersey in the Six Nations win over Italy at the weekend.
Peter and Jessica O’Mahony in Rome[/caption]
He will continue on with Munster until the end of the season, at which point O’Mahony will hang up the boots for good.
On Instagram, his wife Jessica offered a suggestion that he won’t be completely done with rugby, however.
In the video, captioned with two love heart emojis, the dad-of-three could be seen playing with his three kids in the back garden.
It was a nice and mellow way to spend St Patrick’s Day after a weekend of celebrating the end of the Six Nations.
Simon Easterby‘s men beat the Azzurri in Rome, but it was not enough to salvage their Championship bid as France were crowned winners and England came second.
They did come away with their 14th Triple Crown, while the team came together to mark the end of the Ireland careers of O’Mahony, Conor Murray, and Cian Healy.
Peter’s wife Jessica shared a photo album with Instagram followers that reflected on the few days in The Eternal City as a whole.
She captioned it: “Beautiful weekend. Heart is full.”
Interim Ireland head coach Easterby was nonetheless left with the feeling that the campaign had been anti-climactic.
He said: “I think when you lose the second-last game, it probably feels that way but if you lose the first game and you win the next four, it feels different.”
His Six Nations campaign in interim charge saw Ireland lose only one game, against France at the Aviva Stadium.
They also finished third when the target seven weeks ago was a never done before third Championship in a row.
Easterby highlighted how momentum changes perception and Ireland lost it as this Championship went on.
England were soundly beaten as were Scotland before Wales was tighter than it should have been and Ireland were spanked by France.
Saturday’s win in Rome over Italy summed it up. A bonus point was secured against a team Ireland have lost to just once – yet the game was in the balance up until the last kick.
Most worryingly, it looks like a team that is past their peak, or certainly not hitting the form that made them the team to beat over the past two years.
It is an old team with 12 of the 23 involved against Italy over 30, but that is also because the 20 somethings who should be retiring the old stagers have not dislodged them.
The summer tour of Georgia and Portugal – when Easterby will again be in charge with Andy Farrell in charge of the Lions – will be crucial to see who can step up.
Easterby said: “I think that’s the challenge, that we are continually looking for those players to fill the void.
“There’s players retiring every year almost, although not every year do you lose three guys who’ve got well over 100 caps.
“So I think that process has started and it’s a continuation of working with them in the provinces, how well they go in the provincial game in the latter end of the season now, looking forward to URC quarters, semis, Europe as well.
“So I think there’s plenty we can be excited about in around the groups that we’ve seen in Emerging Ireland, the A game and then obviously the players that have come through more recently in this team.”
