Ireland won't get caught cold in Murrayfield - O'Mahony

Ireland won't get caught cold ahead of Sunday’s trip to Edinburgh where a storm of sorts awaits.

The forecast for the Scottish capital on Sunday afternoon looks bleak, with a very good chance of rain and temperatures set to peak around 7C, with a real feel of 5C.

A "gentle breeze from south south west" is predicted but that’s just Murrayfield speak for a gale.

With that in mind, Andy Farrell sent his squad out to meet the elements for this afternoon’s training session. The giant three-quarter field indoor training pitch in the High Performance Centre in Abbotstown, was only good for the warm-ups.

"It was absolutely Baltic, sideways rain and wind but we navigated our way through it," Ireland flanker Peter O’Mahony told RTÉ Sport.

"The forecast doesn’t look great, cold, so it was probably no harm for us to go out and prepare like for what it will be potentially like on Sunday."

O’Mahony looks set to return to the team having started on the bench in the win over Italy where he’ll likely be joined by Josh van der Flier, who may be of thicker skin.

"I heard it would be a bit cold but I actually love the [cold]," the World Rugby player of the year said.

"I normally get quite warm playing, so I don't mind a bit of cold.

"It doesn't change a huge amount for our prep. We'll play the conditions as they are and it's not something that we'll focus hugely on."

O’Mahony, an Aviva ambassador, also said that he’s hoping there’s no repeat of the Ireland’s Call incident that occurred in Rome.

The Italian band on duty went with a slow-paced version of the rugby anthem, off-putting fans and players alike.

It's Ireland's Call, but not as we know it. After an *ahem* interesting down-tempo rendition in Rome the action is underway.