Gerry Thornley

You cannot concede 39 and 41 points in the semi-finals and the final behind a cup and expect to win.

And you have to say as well that the Bordeaux-Begla defence I thought was better today.

I thought they applied more line speed.

They were the ones that applied the pressure in defence better, particularly with Mofana.

Leo was talking about the chances they had and they did have chances but a lot of them when the game was over.

Look, maybe it's the old, if my granny had balls argument, but if... But that second try was very ominous, that Porto Bale could score for five metres, score him at the edge, and that's the problem with the Nenabar defence.

And we saw it against Toulon as well.

Like, you know, it's outside in bits, it's all or nothing, it's very proactive and it works for South Africa, but I just...

I'm not sure they do, to be honest.

And they have a short-term signing, Enrico Ioane, who's going home now.

That's his last European game for Leinster.

James Lowe still hasn't been re-signed for next year.

They're not exactly coming down with winners.

Jimmy O'Brien was a little bit unlucky not to make the 23 today, I thought, because he's been playing so well lately.

They're losing Kieran Frawley to Connacht.

And I say, the one province that enjoyed this weekend were Connacht.

They saw Ulster fail to deny them the last Champions Cup spot for next season.

So Montpellier confirmed they're in the Champions Cup next year.

They're looking at Kieran Frawley today and thinking, yeah, come aboard, please.

Because he played well again and he's had so few opportunities, but he's played well again.