Gerry Thornley

But generally, though, they're excellent.

And I was particularly delighted to see Sam Berhindergast play so well.

I mean, tackle well, make that brilliant sliding, covering defensive block.

My favourite moment of the match was when

Gibson Park was fainting to fake a box cake from inside the 22 from the Hill 16 end of the ground and obviously they'd done their prep and their homework and particularly on Kane and Moody's defensive positioning at outside center which he may be a good attacker but he's not a brilliant 13 outside center defender and uh

He was sweeping behind Brendegast, called for the ball.

Gibson Park turned his body past, skipped past Jamie Osborne in midfield.

He pulled it back in for Sam Brendegast.

And he just weighed up his options and played what he saw in front of him that moment on.

Accelerated through a gap and hit the most gorgeous 50-22 rubber.

50-22 on the run.

I just thought that and some of his passing, I just thought were great to see.

It was really good to see him back because he's probably going to be the Irish starting 10 now against the Wallabies in the All-Back system.

It completes yet another very sobering, solitary reality check for Irish rugby on top of what happened in Paris in the Six Nations and what happened last night here between Montpellier and Ulster and particularly today.

Leinster have lost five finals since they won here eight years ago.

I've been at all of them.

The last four have been against French sides.

And never has the Gulf seemed so big and never has that fifth star seemed so more difficult.

Yeah, I think so.

I really do.