Anthony Daly: What could match that for entertainment and quality? 

It’s easy to see why Leinster has been so inferior to Munster in recent years. Munster is just a different animal.

DIFFERENT ANIMAL: Players from both teams challenge for the ball. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher.

I didn’t sleep on Saturday night.

Well if I did, I didn’t get much shuteye. Nerves. Excitement. Giddiness. That’s what the start of the championship does to me.