LET there be no doubt about it — Ronan O’Gara’s display at out-half for Munster in last Saturday afternoon’s pivotal Heineken Cup match was perfect, as near as dammit.

Thurles Sarsfields 1-17 Drom-Inch 0-15

IT WAS League weather, and until late in the afternoon a League crowd, so nobody should be surprised that for long stretches yesterday, Tipperary’s Munster SHC semi-final victory over Clare looked a contest more suited to March.