Munster sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup with a ballsy win versus Glasgow, with a late Francis Saili try settling a ferocious encounter at Scotstoun.
The southern province's post-match celebrations sprung odd scenes in the away dressing-room. The Sky Sports cameras panned to a celebratory Munster huddle, and captain Peter O'Mahony was ushered into the middle - to lead a song or a chant, we presumed.
We shouldn't have, because moments later he 'had a moment' with his back row partner in crime, CJ Stander.
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— Sky Sports Rugby ? (@SkySportsRugby) January 14, 2017
Naturally, Munster fans were curious as to what the impassioned embrace was all about; Stander and O'Mahony are, after all, two of the most unlikely characters to embrace guy love between two guys.
Meanwhile Stander's wife, Jean-Marié, was understandably distraught.
😆CJ doesn't even kiss me like that!!! I guess its true what they say, real men aren't afraid to show their softer side..?! 🤔😄
— Jean-Marié Stander (@JMNeethling) January 14, 2017
However, she need fear not. Her husband's smooch with POM was simply a standard post-match ritual.
The Munster men have a team rule which dictates that if two players are caught fighting or arguing, they must kiss and make up in front of the entire squad during their post-match huddle.
When Stander conceded two penalties in quick succession at Glasgow, he was warned to calm down by his captain. The rest was simply a forfeit for both men. The rule also applies to training, and was quietly confirmed to us by two Munster players last night - that is before Stander decided to explain himself having heard the incident was shown live on Sky Sports.
"I saw that it was on live TV!" he told the Irish Independent.
No, we had a few words. I think I gave two penalties away, so Pete tried to calm me down and we had a few words.
We do this thing in training where we kiss and make up, so we kiss and made up. That's about it, I can't really speak out of the changing room.
And so Mrs. Stander and Mrs. O'Mahony-to-be can rest easy.
A tip of our cap to Len Carmody from Listowel, who originally explained the team rule on our Facebook page.
