Will Cheika get the key decisions right?

LET’S put the scale of Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final into perspective. The Champions League final featuring Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow last season attracted an audience of 67,310.

Back in February, Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals in Tampa, Florida had an attendance of 70,774.

When Munster face Leinster on Saturday, those figures will be surpassed with ease. Irish rugby has gone mad. There will be more stewards on duty in Croke Park than the largest crowd that ever watched an interprovincial between the two teams when I played in the annual fixture. It is truly amazing and needs to be acknowledged and enjoyed.