Donal Lenihan: Munster and Leinster can cap an epic season for Irish rugby

Over the next two weeks, the provinces can make it an incredible season for the game here.

BLUE ON RED: Munster’s Ben Healy tackled by Luke McGrath of Munster at the weekend. Picture: INPHO/Ben Brady

IT'S already been an epic season for Irish rugby on the international front, cementing our No 1 status with seismic wins over South Africa and Australia last November along with equally impactive victories over France and England to secure a Grand Slam.

Over the next two weekends, Leinster and Munster are in position to make it a clean sweep for the game in this country by landing the two major club competitions - the Heineken Champions Cup and United Rugby Championship - that northern hemisphere rugby has to offer.