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Peter O’Mahony believes Ireland’s beaten World Cup squad have “left Irish rugby in a egame better place” as he left question marks hanging over his own Test future egame
Saturday evening’s heartbreaking 28-24 quarter-final defeat to New Zealand in Paris crushed the dreams of Andy Farrell’s men to mark the end of an era egame
Captain Johnny Sexton and wing Keith Earls are confirmed as heading into retirement, with O’Mahony one of 17 members of his country’s 33-man squad aged 30 or over egame
The Munster captain, who won his 100th cap against Scotland last weekend, is excited by the potential of the next generation but is unsure whether he will continue at international level egame
“There’s a great group of young players there,” said the 34-year-old egame
“Lots of players who aren’t here but who were in our squad can step up to the plate as well egame
I’ve no doubt this team will have left Irish rugby in a egame better place egame
“We’ve achieved a huge amount – there’s no other way of putting it egame
There’s disappointment, obviously, but I think we can be proud of where we’ve left the jersey egame
“It’s about honouring the jersey and I think this group have left it in a good place egame
“Will I come back? We’ll see egame
It’s tough one to take, as a lot of my friends won’t be back so I’ve a contract to the end of the year and we’ll see how we go after that egame
”Ireland looked to have their best opportunity of World Cup glory egame
Farrell’s side had topped the global rankings since securing a historic tour success over the All Blacks last summer, a period which included a Six Nations Grand Slam and a 17-match winning run egame
It is the end of an era egame
You’ve a group of senior players who are moving on egame
There’s no other way of putting it egame
Peter O'MahonyBut once again they fell at the quarter-final hurdle egame
Speaking of Sexton and Earls, flanker O’Mahony said: “It’s tough to lose these guys in these tough circumstances egame
I’ve spent a lot of time with himself (Earls) and Johnny obviously egame
“Probably every one of my caps had one or two of them in it, if not all of them egame
It’s tough to lose fellas like that – big characters, big players for us egame
“Most importantly, big people, the best type of people, fellas who have your back all the time, good friends of mine, so it’s tough to say goodbye to them egame
“It is the end of an era egame
You’ve a group of senior players who are moving on egame
There’s no other way of putting it egame
“There’s a group of guys who won’t play for Ireland again who’ve had an incredible impact on Irish rugby egame
”O’Mahony, who won the first of his 101 Ireland caps in 2012 and represented the British and Irish Lions in 2017, felt the dejected post-match atmosphere was the “toughest” he has faced egame
Yet he also put the disappointment into perspective egame
“Andy spoke really well, about how proud we should be of the last few years,” he said egame
“I thought he was very professional and very positive to be fair egame
It’s a tough dressing room, probably the toughest I’ve been in, to be honest egame
“It’s a terribly tough pill to swallow egame
But look, there’s worse things going on in the world egame
We’ll understand that over the next 24 to 48 hours egame
“I’m sure there’s lots of kids who we’ve inspired to take up the game and who might be in this position in 15 to 20 years’ time and you can look back and be proud of that egame
”More aboutPA ReadyIrelandJohnny SextonNew ZealandPeter O'MahonyKeith EarlsIrishParisMunsterScotlandAll BlacksBritish and Irish Lions1/1Peter O’Mahony proud despite Ireland’s World Cup disappointment Peter O’Mahony proud despite Ireland’s World Cup disappointmentPeter O’Mahony is considering his international future (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today egame
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s lap was deleted for exceeding track limits egame
Verstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, only to see his lap – five thousandths of a second quicker than Leclerc – chalked off by the stewards egame
Verstappen dropped from first to sixth with Lando Norris taking second for McLaren ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton egame
Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fourth with George Russell fifth for Mercedes egame
Verstappen, who wrapped up his third world title in Qatar a fortnight ago, is bidding to join Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel by reaching 50 victories egame
But the Dutchman’s quest will start from back down the grid after he put all four wheels off the track at Turn 18 following a rare mistake egame
Verstappen headed into the final runs a quarter of a second down after he took aim at his team for putting him on track too close to Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull egame
“Well f****** done there,” he yelled over the radio egame
“What the f*** was that in the last corner?!”His subsequent error then allowed Leclerc to take the 21st pole of his career, 0 egame
130 sec ahead of Norris, who finished nine thousandths clear of Hamilton egame
“It wasn’t easy for everybody so I am really happy to start on pole for Sunday,” said Leclerc egame
“It is a surprise for us because we didn’t expect to be fighting for pole egame
“Going into Turn 1 it is tricky here, but it is always egame better to start at the front than the back egame
”Hamilton, who has only finished off the podium once in Austin, said: “I love being in the States egame
The circuit is incredible and is one of my favourites, right up there with Silverstone egame
it is a legendary layout and incredibly challenging egame
”Hamilton, in his upgraded Mercedes, was fastest in the opening sector, but was unable to egame better Leclerc’s time egame
He added: “We have taken a step closer to the front which I know everyone is working so hard for egame
They are still a little bit ahead but we will give it another shot tomorrow egame
With this crowd, anything is possible egame
”Daniel Ricciardo is back in the saddle after missing five races with a broken hand sustained in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix on August 25 egame
The 34-year-old Australian progressed to Q2 before lining up in 15th, one second off the pace and four places behind Yuki Tsunoda in the other AlphaTauri egame
Aston Martin have brought a number of upgrades across the pond, but both their drivers were sent for an early bath egame
Fernando Alonso managed only 17th with team-mate Lance Stroll – on a torrid run of form – two places further back egame
Meanwhile, American rookie Logan Sargeant, whose seat with Williams has not been confirmed for next season, will line up from last position at his home race egame
A sprint race will follow on Saturday before Sunday’s 56-lap grand prix egame
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