Life in the old dog as Peter O'Mahony delivers for Munster against Stade Francais

Peter O'Mahony rolled back the years in an outstanding display as Munster began their European campaign with victory over Stade Francais and boss Ian Costello hailed the 35-year-old's "brilliant" contribution.

The former Ireland captain played 60 minutes of the 33-7 Champions Cup win at Thomond Park on Saturday evening.

The stats show the flanker made 11 metres off five carries, made 11 tackles and was part of a forward unit that claimed a 100% return at lineout and scrum time.

But, to the naked eye, O’Mahony was more than the sum of his parts, epitomising the famed Munster spirit, constantly involved on both sides of the ball, even kicking well out of hand, securing and disrupting lineouts, and absorbing a vicious high shot to the face that led to Stade’s first red card.

A rare (but most welcome) 'Hackshaw Jim Duggan' reference in our RTÉ Sport rugby commentary. And it's a red card for Pierre-Henri Azagoh.#RTErugby