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Ireland retained their Six Nations title with a gritty 17-13 win over Scotland at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on Saturday.
Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony said if Saturday's Six Nations clinching win over Scotland proves to be his last game for his country, it would not be a bad way to go out.
O'Mahony picked up his fifth Six Nations winners medal and first as captain. He succeeded Johnny Sexton as skipper in January at the tail end of Sexton's career, which has spanned 12 years and 105 internationals.
Guinness Men's Six Nations' tweet on March 17 about Ireland's 17-13 victory over Scotland. /@SixNationsRugby
The captain, who turns 35 this year, said he had big decisions to make.
"I need to have a think about it. I'm still loving it; this part of it is the best feeling in the world, and it's the part you chase, but I have to have a proper chat (with my family) and be realistic," O'Mahony told a news conference.
"If it was my last one, it wasn't a bad one to go out on."
Irish Rugby's tweet on March 17 about Ireland's sixth championship in the Six Nations. /@IrishRugby
O'Mahony, the longtime Munster captain who also led the British & Irish Lions in a 2017 test, was in tears during the national anthem on Saturday and wished the postgame time on the pitch with his children could have lasted for hours.
"It's unbelievably special; it was probably the most special," he said.
"It means the world to me. I've said it lots of times before and to the players that it's a special thing to be picked for your country and you've got to treat it with the utmost respect."
Ireland coach Andy Farrell said O'Mahony would do what was right for him and that he had led the team magnificently against Scotland in his best performance of the campaign.
Planet Rugby's tweet on March 17 about Peter O'Mahony. /@PlanetRugby
"I've been a big fan of Pete's for all his career. We've a close enough relationship, to be honest, with one another when talking about his career when he's getting towards the end," Farrell said.
"We're so proud of him."
France finished in second place after edging England 33-31 in a thrilling final match on "Super Saturday."
Ireland finished on 20 points, with France second on 15, ahead of England on 14 and Scotland on 12.
(With input from agencies)