A perennial problem for Irish rugby is once again rearing its ugly head.
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.
Olympian Zac Ward is set to start on the wing for Emerging Ireland on Wednesday against the Pumas in Bloemfontein.
New signing Billy Burns is set to make his Munster debut against Bath later today in a pre-season friendly at The Rec.
Ireland went into last year’s World Rugby U20 Championship with very high hopes after clinching their second successive Six Nations age-grade Grand Slam and they lived up to that hype in the pool stages, following a high-scoring opening round draw with England in Paarl with victories over Australia and Fiji.
Ireland have made four changes to their starting XV for Thursday’s second pool match at the Junior World Championship.
Here are the Leinster and Munster player ratings from the Rainbow Cup opener where the result from the recent PRO14 final was reversed.