Blue thunder sinks Ulster

“Leinster’s first two tries from Sean O’Brien and Cian Healy stemmed directly from lost ball after an Ulster put-in”

Forget the fact they won it back-to-back and became the first team in the history of the tournament to claim three Heineken Cups in four years. No, the main point of interest was the manner in which Leinster achieved it on Saturday.

Three years ago, they stuttered past Leicester Tigers with a basic gameplan that hinged on a monstrous showing from Rocky Elsom. Last year, they floundered for almost 40 minutes against Northampton before resurrecting Houdini’s act after the interval.