Rugby’s new untouchables

When Diego Maradona slalomed through the English defence to score that wonder goal at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, RTÉ’s Jimmy Magee provided the memorable soundtrack to genius... “Different Class. DIFFERENT CLASS.”

As Twickenham emptied on Saturday night to close the book on another European rugby campaign, those words kept pecking at my brain. Different class.

This Leinster side are just that. They have the capacity to make very good sides look ordinary and try as they might, Ulster, despite a promising start, were reduced to a disorganised rabble at the end of this final.