Peter O’Mahony: Leinster will be ready

Whether you have been waiting for a trophy for seven years or seven days, hunger is never the differential when it comes to meetings between Leinster and Munster.

Peter O’Mahony is certainly not expecting any hangover from his Champions Cup- winning opponents in blue when he leads the southern province into this afternoon’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final at a sold-out RDS Arena.

Munster may have watched their rivals conquer Europe four times since last lifting the Heineken Cup in 2008, as well as claim the league title twice after Paul O’Connell raised the Magners League trophy in 2011, but they know better than to assume Leinster will be satisfied with just one trophy this season when a second is flashing its eyelids in their direction.