As Toulon splash cash, Munster grow surely, if slowly

In the end, joy and elation for a long-serving second row stalwart, but not the one we had hoped for. 

Maybe the fairytale send off for the iconic Paul O Connell will be reserved for the World Cup in a few months’ time.

Instead it was Glasgow’s inspirational captain Ali Kellock, after nine years at the helm of this Warriors side, who had the honour of finishing his club career on a high by lifting Scotland’s first ever club trophy in the professional era. On the evidence of this comprehensive win, nobody could argue with the result or the fact that the outcome was a positive one for the league as a whole.