O’Donnell: We just went about our jobs

There was little fuss or bother in the way Munster set about arch rivals Leinster at the Aviva Stadium and the post-match reflections from the visiting dressing room were similarly to the point.

Openside flanker Tommy O’Donnell led the charge for Munster on Saturday night, as Leinster slumped to a 34-23 defeat, the Tipperary forward topping the tackle count with 17 according to the official statistics as Red won the collisions with Blue and dominated physically at the breakdown, giving scrum-half Conor Murray the platform to engineer a three-try first-half barrage that had been sorely missing in previous games this season.

“I wouldn’t say we were beating our chests, we just went about our jobs,” O’Donnell said, matter of factly. “You know, when you have your knowledge down it allows you to be physical.