O’Brien free to play in final

SEAN O’BRIEN is free to play in the Heineken Cup final after escaping an ERC citing.

The Leinster sensation was captured on television swinging out at Yannick Nyanga after the Toulouse forward held him back in the run-up to Louis Picamoles’ try at the Aviva.

There were fears the Carlow man would be cited, just as Paul O’Connell was earlier this year, and would miss the Heineken Cup final.