Donal Lenihan: Bielle-Biarrey's brilliance, but hat-tip also to Munster's Tom Farrell

Leinster’s financial windfall in shifting that URC game to GAA headquarters in Dublin finally forced the Munster brains trust into making a decision that’s been staring them in the face for well over a decade.

MR CONSISTENCY: Tom Farrell has been an inspirational signing for Munster. His consistency of performance has been remarkable. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

International player of the season: Louis Bielle-Biarrey

Rarely has a 21-year-old emerging talent captured the imagination of the rugby world like the UBB flier has since being catapulted from relative obscurity when making his international debut in a World Cup warm-up against Scotland in August 2023.