PETER O’Mahony swapped his scrum cap for a backwards baseball one while filming an advert for Heineken Zero.
As if getting to seize up his acting chops wasn’t enough of a case of a fish out of water, he was joined by co-star…John O’Shea.
It’s filmed through the prism of a WhatsApp video call between friends as they deliberate over where to watch a match[/caption]
At home versus the pub is an eternal debate that divides many friend groups[/caption]
The Republic of Ireland assistant committed a bit more to the role based of his line reading but the whole thing is worth a watch as they promote the beer giant’s Matchday Experiment campaign.
O’Mahony will, however, have a playing rather than watching brief from the start this weekend as he’s been named in Simon Easterby’s XV to face France.
Captain Caelan Doris makes a welcome return from injury but Mack Hansen is a late write-off due to a quad problem he sustained at training during the week.
Versatile Jamie Osborne will take his spot on the right wing.
There are also recalls to the starting line-up for Bundee Aki, Hugo Keenan and Finlay Bealham with the former having been particularly impressive in turning the tide from the bench in Cardiff.
Osborne has reflected on how it was not a vintage performance by any means, either by the team — which featured seven changes — as a whole or by himself.
He threw a pass which was too low for Garry Ringrose to convert in the first half but redeemed himself when he touched down from Jamie Lowe’s tap down after the break.
Osborne, 23, said: “I think the team will learn from it.
“The first half was not how we wanted it to go — a lot of errors, including myself.
“But I thought the way we bounced back in the second half . . . we were five points down with a man in the bin and we managed to find a way to get back into it.
“It was probably not in the way that we were expecting to go out to play before the game.
“We went to a bit more of a kicking game and put pressure back on them and we learned a lot in that second half.”
On the butchered opportunity, he said: “I knew it should have been a try. I was definitely frustrated at the time.
“I didn’t want to let that cloud my judgement or anything for the rest of the game.
“There was a lot of rugby to be played after that.
“I wanted to come off the pitch being relatively happy with the performance so I think it’s best to drop the mistakes as soon as they happen.
“I was frustrated at the time but I tried my best to forget about it.
“I suppose I was pleased with some of the stuff in the second half.
“When you reflect, it could have been better but I was relatively pleased and happy to get the win.”
Ireland: Hugo Keenan; Jamie Osborne, Robbie Henshaw, Bundee Aki, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Finlay Bealham; Joe McCarthy, Tadhg Beirne; Peter O’Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt)
Replacements: Rob Herring, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, James Ryan, Jack Conan, Ryan Baird, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley
