Leinster seeking perfect send-off

ROB KEARNEY admits sentiment is playing a big role in Leinster’s preparations for Saturday’s Magners League decider against the Ospreys at the RDS.

Coach Michael Cheika might not see the retirement of provincial legends Malcolm O’Kelly and Girvan Dempsey as the end of an era, but Kearney disagrees.

As he prepares for Leinster’s last game of the season, he admitted it would be sad to see the likes of O’Kelly, Bernard Jackman and coaches Cheika, Kurt McQuilkin and Alan Gaffney move on.