Ronan O'Gara breaks character as he laughs about sport star's viral video
Mawdsley, a 400m track star, attended last weekend's All-Ireland Hurling final to watch her boyfriend Michael Breen help Tipperary to beat Cork and lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
The 26-year-old Tipperary woman joined the celebrations to the extent that she ended up in a video that took social media by storm.
In the video, the European gold medallist gave a man a head start in a road race down a Thurles street before powering clear at the line.
And Irish rugby great Ronan O'Gara has been singing the praises of the video as Tipperary continue to celebrate their All-Ireland triumph.
Talking about the scene on Off the Ball, he said: "How good is that? It's just so good.
"Like lads, full to the gills with liquor, are going, 'I reckon 10 metre, 20 metre...No, I'm telling you, you wouldn't beat her. I'm telling you that you wouldn't beat her.
"And it ends up on the road!
"You are watching and thinking, what is this fella doing? Like he's not racing anyone, then all of a sudden, bang."
Mawdsley has poked fun at herself for the video, saying on social media: "Swapping the streets of Thurles for the track today"
The sprinter and Tipperary defender Breen announced that they were dating at the start of the summer.
As well as being part of a highly successful 4x400 women's relay team, Mawdsley has quickly become one of the leading 400m runners in the world.
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