Gameplan
Is there a gameplan aspect here? Absolutely. O’Mahony’s job is generally to make every defensive breakdown as messy as possible, whether he makes the tackle himself or not. With his natural inclination toward being generally awkward at the breakdown he’s often better off leaving somebody else bring the man down and then assume the role of second (or third) man in. He’s a fantastic rugby player, making up for his lack of size at test level with intensity, natural leadership skills and no small amount of skill. And this is not to mention his acrobatic ability in the lineout. However, one would have thought that at some point in his Ireland career, under three head coaches (but the same defensive coach all the way through in Les Kiss), and with various combinations of other back five teammates in the mix he’d have had at least one game where he went about hurling himself at ballcarriers. Even by accident.
As a rugby curiosity, the wait for Peter O’Mahony’s ten tackle game continues.
