Blues blessed, but IRFU must still splash cash

Leinster 34 Glasgow 12

The question facing head coach O’Connor is whether the playing personnel that were good enough to become the first side to successfully defend a Celtic League title on Saturday night with a RaboDirect Pro12 final win over Glasgow have what it takes to become European champions for the first time since 2012.

With money talking with increasing influence in professional rugby as French fat cats Toulon take a strong grip on the European club game, O’Connor wants the IRFU to flash some of its cash in Leinster’s cause in order to compete with the new elite in the post-Heineken Cup era.