Ronan O'Gara: Munster can be hopping mad but the deck is stacked with Leinster aces

When Leinster can move in and sign one of Munster’s biggest assets, it is - not to put too fine a point on it - the biggest kick in the b*llocks I can remember for a province since the game went professional in Ireland

RESPECT: Ronan O'Gara congratulates Leinster's Ryan Baird after their recent Champions Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho

I COACHED Scott Barrett at the Crusaders, a brilliant fella. I had the pleasure too of meeting his parents, who raised good kids. The Barretts are proper rugby folk and no one should be thinking on the basis of the short time frame that Jordie Barrett won’t make a big difference next season at Leinster. He will.

As they say in Christchurch, it’s all about the cattle. And Leinster have some cattle.