Broader picture looks pretty for Ireland coach

The perfect end to an accomplished reign.

If Joe Schmidt can produce consistency of results like this in the Irish job, the IRFU are on a winner.

One game short of a century of competitive outings at the helm of Leinster, Schmidt has delivered two Heineken Cups, an Amlin Challenge Cup and on Saturday evening the one piece of silverware that had eluded him twice on the last day of the season, the RaboDirect Pro12 title.