PETER O’Mahony’s leaf blower was annoying wife Jessica to the point that she wound him up in another way entirely.
She uploaded an Instagram story where we see the Munster legend interrupted from his gardening groove by her slagging.
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He’s as at home buried in a flowerbed as he is in a ruck or scrumCredit: @jeskaomahony
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The veteran is set to hang up his boots altogether at the end of Munster’s seasonCredit: @jeskaomahony
She captioned the video of the admittedly shrill-sounding machine: “This is what I have to listen to.”
Peter, 35, will have more time to attend to his beloved lawn in future having retired from international duty at the conclusion of this year’s Six Nations tournament.
The back-rower won his 114th and final cap at the Stadio Olimpico 15 years after his debut.
He left Ireland duty having won the Championship five times though the three World Cup quarter-final defeats still rankle.
But he is certain that Ireland are in a good place and will continue to be live up to expectations in future.
He said after that underwhelming 22-17 win: “I think that group that you’re looking at at the moment is one of the most talented groups of people you’re going to come across.
“The number of players that I’ve been lucky enough to play alongside over the last eight weeks, it’s getting better and better.
“It is in good hands, incredibly good hands. I’ve spoken about the players and management, they’re some of the best people.
“I think Irish rugby is in an incredible place. The amount of young people that are playing the game, that’s because they’re following a team that are winning.
“You go back to my team, it was ‘what soccer team did you follow?’ because they won everything.
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“There are kids now that are playing rugby in areas that never played rugby before because of what this team has been through and what has been done.”
O’Mahony admitted that leaving the Ireland set-up will be tough as he is also leaving a dressing room of his friends.
The Cork man is hugely popular in the dressing room because of his perceived grumpy nature – he refused to hug Finlay Bealham when the Connacht man asked him for one in the mixed zone.
O’Mahony joked: “Most fellas are good craic, he (Bealham) isn’t!
“I’ve got to come to terms with coming into camp and it’s an unbelievably enjoyable place to play. Good people, you have good fun.
“At the same time, the main thing is the main thing and that is performing but it is the people that make the jersey special, I’ve said that all year.
“I’ll miss that hugely, I’ll miss the friendships. Not that that ends.”
But he would not rule a return to the rugby fold in future as a coach.
He said: “I’m not going to take it off the table but I’m going to take a break now to reassess.
“I need to give a huge amount back to my family, they have sacrificed more than I have, and that’s a lot.
“I’ll be involved in the stands, as a supporter, shouting them on.”