'We gave it all we got and we ended up short': Munster unable to break Leinster dominance

They never stood a chance. Seven days after a combined effort for Ireland left England shellshocked across the road at Aviva Stadium, Leinster turned on their recent comrades at the RDS with ferocity, relentless pressure, and chilling accuracy

27 March 2021; Devin Toner of Leinster and his teammates celebrate with the the PRO14 trophy after the Guinness PRO14 Final match between Leinster and Munster at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It was the great English philosopher Howard Wilkinson who said after a particularly trying season that his team’s efforts to succeed had been like pushing custard up a hill with your finger.

It was a knowing and deadpan reference to the tale of Sisyphus, an ancient Greek king condemned by Zeus to the eternal punishment of rolling a boulder up a hill. Forever.