Munster player ratings: Munster conceded two late tries to let slip a golden opportunity to add to their list of wins over international sides as they fell 24 - 38 at the hands of the All Blacks XV.
O’Mahony, the 2024 Guinness Six Nations title-winning skipper with Ireland, limped off with a first half hamstring injury versus Ospreys in Cork on October 5.
Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray has returned home to Ireland midway through Munster's tour of South Africa for personal reasons.
England U20s may have won the ultimate prize but Ireland's young conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of grinding to a halt
Following their disappointing start to the season against the Blues in Dunedin, the Highlanders have made nine changes to their starting XV to take on the Crusaders in round two.
Premiership winner Freddie Burns could push the Highlanders to greater heights.
Andy Farrell's Ireland look to be limping towards the finishing line following a disappointing campaign in the Autumn Nations Cup.
Burns has been selected as part of nine changes to Ireland’s starting XV.
With four Autumn Nations Cup games on the horizon, Andy Farrell has announced a 34-strong Ireland squad for the series that begins vs Wales.
Leicester find themselves down in ninth place in the Premiership at the start of 2018 and the only way is up but their lowly position isn’t down to the coaching, according to former fly half Andy Goode.