Ulster v Leinster

:00:53. > :01:00.already this season, first at home... And then away, for the first

:01:00. > :01:06.time in 14 years. It was pretty clear to see what that victory

:01:06. > :01:11.meant. Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll missed both games but he plays today

:01:11. > :01:15.in what is the coaches last match in charge and his opposite number, Mark

:01:15. > :01:22.Anscombe, is searching for silverware in his first season at

:01:22. > :01:26.the helm. It's the final of the Pro12 Ulster versus Leinster, live

:01:26. > :01:30.from the RDS in Dublin and Ulster are trying to win their first trophy

:01:30. > :01:34.since lifting the Celtic league in 2006 and even though this is

:01:34. > :01:38.Leinster's home ground, Ulster are in the strange position of being the

:01:38. > :01:41.host team after finishing in the top spot. They could have sold this came

:01:41. > :01:45.at a couple of times and for thousands of Ulster lucky Ulster

:01:45. > :01:49.fans, they are soaking up the atmosphere from early this morning,

:01:49. > :01:58.here to see if they can beat Leinster three times in a row this

:01:58. > :02:04.season. Three out of three! Hat-trick. Yes, 100% yes. I will

:02:04. > :02:10.take one point when! Perfect weather and the perfect day for a result.

:02:10. > :02:15.will be difficult but they have worked hard all season. The first

:02:15. > :02:25.time in seven years where we could lift the trophy, and today is the

:02:25. > :02:26.

:02:26. > :02:32.day. Massive Ulster contingent, we going to do this. It is a full house

:02:32. > :02:36.and what an atmosphere building for this Rabo Direct Pro12 final. Good

:02:36. > :02:42.evening and welcome to the RDS in Dublin, on an absolutely glorious

:02:42. > :02:46.Evening post joining me for this big occasion are two former European cup

:02:46. > :02:51.winners with Ulster, and cunning ham and Tony McWhirter. The best teams

:02:51. > :02:59.in the league, perfect weather, it is a perfect recipe for a very good

:02:59. > :03:02.final? The page is in fantastic condition and as you said, large to

:03:02. > :03:06.support, and the allocation was 50-50 and they are making themselves

:03:06. > :03:11.heard. Their first trophy in seven years and their third win over

:03:11. > :03:15.Leinster this year and Ulster -- Leinster are going for the double.

:03:15. > :03:20.High emotions for both teams for many reasons and it will be about

:03:20. > :03:24.managing the big occasion. It will add for Leinster it is twofold, the

:03:24. > :03:28.fact they have been unable to secure the double after three bytes,

:03:28. > :03:32.winning in Europe and the domestic league and they will be looking to

:03:32. > :03:39.that today. And they have departing players, Sexton was instrumental in

:03:39. > :03:46.previous years and Isa Nacewa, there best overseas signing. And Ulster

:03:46. > :03:49.have a couple of highly emotional charges, they want silverware, they

:03:49. > :03:55.had the disappointment of Saracens in the quarter-final and earlier on

:03:55. > :03:59.they made that pledge to play the rest of the season in respect to the

:03:59. > :04:05.tragedy of Nevin Spence and his family. It is a repeat of last

:04:05. > :04:15.year's Heineken Cup Final and Ulster were outclassed. But they are ready

:04:15. > :04:34.

:04:35. > :04:43.need at what this week to pass you by. -- you do not want the week to

:04:43. > :04:46.pass you by. We have joyed -- enjoyed the fun and we cannot just a

:04:46. > :04:54.solely focused on 80 minutes, we have to enjoy everything that comes

:04:54. > :04:57.with the final and you don't get very many. As players it is all

:04:57. > :05:02.other silverware. We have had a great season and have done some

:05:02. > :05:11.great things and there have been upside down is but you get judged on

:05:11. > :05:20.trophies. It will be a shame to let this go to waste. The players know

:05:20. > :05:25.how much this means. We will be fully geared up for this. We have

:05:25. > :05:34.the power to cause the upset, it will be the 50-50 split tickets and

:05:34. > :05:38.there will be a great crowd behind us. They are the number one seed in

:05:38. > :05:48.Europe and is a reason, they have won trophies for five years, it is

:05:48. > :05:58.up to us. We have shown twice this season if we turn up and perform, we

:05:58. > :05:59.

:05:59. > :06:04.can beat them and we are very confident of that again. If Ulster

:06:05. > :06:10.are doing today, it is going to have to be a big day for the big-name

:06:11. > :06:13.experienced players? Yes, this is all about rising to the big occasion

:06:13. > :06:19.and obviously they have had two disappointments, the final of the

:06:19. > :06:23.Heineken Cup last year and the quarter-final loss to Saracens. You

:06:23. > :06:26.don't get any bigger than this, the atmosphere is amazing and the senior

:06:26. > :06:33.players and the boys coming in, they have to make a big performance

:06:33. > :06:39.today. If we look at the team, it is pretty much at full strength?

:06:39. > :06:43.we have a huge effort from the front five, Robbie Diack and the one-man

:06:43. > :06:48.wrecking machine, Williams, and he is vitally important, he gets the

:06:48. > :06:52.ball in hand but can generate the forward all. Mark Anscombe arrived

:06:52. > :06:57.in Northern Ireland last summer and as he find it, he is a no-nonsense,

:06:57. > :07:03.strip talking Kiwi. This is his assessment of Ulster and what they

:07:03. > :07:08.need to do today. -- straight talking. What has to be the strength

:07:09. > :07:12.of this team is you have to allow them to make decisions and I try to

:07:12. > :07:17.encourage the guys to be part of the decision-making and knowing what we

:07:17. > :07:25.want to do and how to do it because a big game like this, they have to

:07:25. > :07:31.be making good decisions under pressure. If we are giving them too

:07:31. > :07:34.much direction, they will have to be comfortable so it is important we

:07:34. > :07:42.develop that side of the game. We have spent a lot of time together,

:07:42. > :07:47.there is not a lot we need to be talking about, I think we can look

:07:48. > :07:52.back, no matter the result, and say we have achieved a lot this year. We

:07:52. > :08:00.have only lost six games out of 30. We won the pool in the Heineken Cup

:08:00. > :08:09.and became first, a lot of good things have happened and when you

:08:09. > :08:11.consider the injuries, 48 guys have played for us this year solidifying

:08:11. > :08:19.the season as unsuccessful as we do not win would be pretty harsh and

:08:19. > :08:23.that is what people do. --, so to define this season as unsuccessful.

:08:23. > :08:29.I am proud of the organisation and where we are going, the factors, we

:08:29. > :08:37.are comfortable with what we are putting it and we have to go out and

:08:37. > :08:41.do our job. We know all about this Leinster team and is just experience

:08:41. > :08:46.right through from 15 all the way through to number one? Cian Healy is

:08:46. > :08:49.the main ball-carrier, the modern-day prop, powerful and

:08:49. > :08:55.dynamic and one disappointment will be losing Sean O'Brien, he was very

:08:55. > :09:02.influential. Jamie Heaslip has come to the fore and you have Sexton,

:09:02. > :09:06.O'Driscoll and Kearney, the three guys going out with the Lions.

:09:06. > :09:11.is a team, if you give them lots of ball, they can do lots of damage,

:09:11. > :09:15.one of the best entertaining teams in Europe? They are lethal, the

:09:15. > :09:19.attack from the first phase and scored tries, they have got a

:09:19. > :09:22.backline with power and pace but what they like to do as well as

:09:22. > :09:27.getting forwards involved is once they move the ball wide, when they

:09:27. > :09:33.come back in, they get the ball in hand and tried to play 15 man rugby.

:09:33. > :09:39.The Leinster coach certainly knows all about winning, he has delivered

:09:39. > :09:42.three European trophies in his time at Leinster, including one from one

:09:42. > :09:46.week ago and before he takes the ardent job, he was to finish with a

:09:46. > :09:52.final flourish so he will have to stop Ulster beating Leinster for the

:09:52. > :09:56.third time this season. It will take a fair amount of commitment from the

:09:56. > :10:01.lads to stop the big key ball-carrier is and they have

:10:01. > :10:06.carried very well this season. Particularly Nick Williams. Even

:10:06. > :10:11.getting those wingers into the game, they have done well. The set pieces

:10:11. > :10:19.have been very strong so we have to be very combative at set piece time

:10:19. > :10:23.and Havelock. Howard again boost is to have Ryan O'Driscoll? Great, he

:10:23. > :10:30.has not played either of those games so it is a nice thing to be able to

:10:30. > :10:37.bring in somebody new who adds value and someone who creates confusion in

:10:37. > :10:44.defence of quarters I look the same time giving us clarity. Best of

:10:44. > :10:51.luck. Time to hear from a man who knows all about winning with Ulster

:10:51. > :10:57.and with Ireland, he is on the pitch with Gavin Andrews. Andy Ward and

:10:57. > :11:02.Keith Wood are with us. Is this the day with Ulster will look to

:11:02. > :11:08.experienced heads? They have to, they have to go to those big eyes

:11:08. > :11:12.and speaking to them, they are very nervous, if they are nervous, if

:11:12. > :11:17.they can turn that into a positive, Ulster need those big players.

:11:17. > :11:22.Ulster have not delivered on the big day, Heineken Cup Final lustre and

:11:22. > :11:26.the quarter-final this year, is this the day to deliver? They have not

:11:26. > :11:29.delivered in the past but they were not at that level for long enough.

:11:29. > :11:34.One year further on and there were hurt by losing last year so this is

:11:34. > :11:40.a very big day and it might be one step too far. Brian O'Driscoll,

:11:40. > :11:46.there. That is a huge boost? He is the man who has delivered

:11:46. > :11:50.consistently. Leinster are used to winning big finals but not used to

:11:50. > :11:53.winning Rabo Direct finals, this is where they suffer and it hurts them

:11:53. > :11:59.as much as Ulster losing last year. It is one of those delicately poised

:11:59. > :12:04.once. Prediction?Leinster by three points but listen to this noise!

:12:04. > :12:13.This is the reason they want to play. You know where I am going!

:12:13. > :12:19.Ulster all the way. Back to Stephen. What an incredible atmosphere! It is

:12:19. > :12:23.hard to hear ourselves in here. will be exciting stuff, it will be a

:12:23. > :12:29.massive opening five minutes. The intensity will be huge, besides

:12:29. > :12:31.going at this hammer and tongs. Ulster traditionally have not

:12:31. > :12:36.started well and it is crucial in that opening ten minutes that they

:12:37. > :12:42.stand up. You can feel the tension. You can and it was interesting

:12:42. > :12:47.chatting to the Ulster -- Leinster boys and they said, we are in those

:12:47. > :12:50.are we changing rooms and you never know, those first opening minutes,

:12:50. > :12:57.they might be sitting in this changing rooms, thinking, why are

:12:57. > :13:02.they there? Ulster have not played at the RDS in an atmosphere like

:13:02. > :13:04.this with such big travelling support? Probably not that they have

:13:04. > :13:09.lots of season internationals and they have played with bigger crowds,

:13:10. > :13:14.it is the colour, the white and blue, that contrast and we are

:13:14. > :13:18.situated under the old stand. It is like being back at Ravenhill.

:13:18. > :13:23.Ulster need to win today to show that they have made real progress?

:13:23. > :13:28.think they do, it is all about performance but to pick up with

:13:28. > :13:32.Jill, Nick Williams is the go-to player, he offloads the tackle,

:13:32. > :13:35.Ulster have to overthink Leinster, they have to do something different

:13:35. > :13:40.and they have to show they have tricks up their sleeve and if they

:13:40. > :13:43.can do that, they might break down this Leinster defence. Thank you

:13:43. > :13:48.very much, Leinster looking for their first elusive league final

:13:48. > :13:51.success. Ulster searching for their first silverware in seven years.

:13:51. > :14:01.Enjoy this Bible is an occasion in the company of Ryan Constable and

:14:01. > :14:07.

:14:07. > :14:17.northern hemisphere and world rugby, on show today. John Afoa on the

:14:17. > :14:17.

:14:17. > :14:21.front row. Robbie Diack begins his 13th game in the last 14 and Johann

:14:21. > :14:27.Muller skippers Ulster for the 50th time. Same backline for Ulster.

:14:27. > :14:33.Tommy Bell, Jared Payne, off to Hong Kong with the Barbarians. Golding,

:14:33. > :14:37.Darren Cave and Andrew Trimble, off to North America with Ireland.

:14:37. > :14:40.Leinster welcome back Cian Healy and strives to the front row with Leo

:14:40. > :14:45.Cullen to the second row and with Sean O'Brien injured, Kevin

:14:46. > :14:51.McLaughlin returns to the back row. It is an international pack. Brian

:14:51. > :15:01.O'Driscoll, back for Leinster. The only change behind the scrum. Fergus

:15:01. > :15:05.

:15:05. > :15:07.McFadden moves to the wing. And for a well to Dublin for Isa Nacewa.

:15:07. > :15:17.Ulster have more strength on the replacement bench. Every

:15:17. > :15:21.

:15:21. > :15:31.international's. With just two of them on the Leinster bench. John

:15:31. > :16:00.

:16:00. > :16:10.secured possession. That little bit of space filled almost automatically

:16:10. > :16:26.

:16:26. > :16:36.Simple errors can cost Ulster. A lively start, the noise quite

:16:36. > :16:41.amazing. You look at the physical intensity that will be brought to

:16:41. > :16:51.bear on this game. Both teams have the road motivations. It is the team

:16:51. > :17:01.that channels that nervous energy into a disciplined but brutal

:17:01. > :17:02.

:17:02. > :17:06.performance that will come out victorious. That has really punished

:17:06. > :17:16.Ulster in terms of possession and territory. A little error of

:17:16. > :17:17.

:17:17. > :17:27.judgement and Ulster have conceded the perfect platform to Leinster.

:17:27. > :17:55.

:17:55. > :18:05.Leinster arrived in much better Something is being brought to the

:18:05. > :18:05.

:18:06. > :18:15.referee's attention. The noise is extraordinary here. A good start by

:18:16. > :18:28.

:18:29. > :18:38.Ulster, winning the kick-off, but it couple of minutes. Jennings has got

:18:39. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:46.it. One of 15 internationals in this Leinster side and he gets the

:18:46. > :18:51.opening try and, again, it came from an Ulster mistake. They need to keep

:18:51. > :18:56.their heads in this pressured atmosphere. That was clinical.

:18:57. > :19:03.Exactly the start that Leinster would have wanted. It has ignited

:19:03. > :19:13.their crowd and silenced Ulster, points on the board early. There are

:19:13. > :19:17.about four parts to every line-out. Jennings knew exactly where he was

:19:17. > :19:25.going, one-handed, got the ball down and Leinster delighted to be in the

:19:25. > :19:28.lead after only three minutes. a Leinster team that is Harry

:19:28. > :19:38.comfortable with this rotation policy that has been employed

:19:38. > :19:38.

:19:38. > :19:48.throughout Joe Schmidt's tenure. wasn't quite the delightful set

:19:48. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :20:02.piece move that started off their win against bad Francais -- Stade de

:20:02. > :20:05.

:20:05. > :20:08.Francais. That is a belter. A week ago against the French side they

:20:08. > :20:15.were 7-0 up within the opening minutes and it is exactly the same

:20:15. > :20:25.against Ulster. Leinster have been in a rich vein of form and winning

:20:25. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:38.becomes a habit. This is business as probably the best overseas signing

:20:38. > :20:49.

:20:50. > :20:54.their third. The skipper is going to be spoken to, I think. The assistant

:20:54. > :20:58.referees are feeding a lot of information into the main referee.

:20:58. > :21:03.Ulster are infringing on a number of occasions, Leinster allowed to

:21:03. > :21:12.establish field position and go to the line-out with the towering

:21:12. > :21:22.height of Toner. What another belting touch and again Ulster are

:21:22. > :21:28.

:21:28. > :21:38.in a decent position. -- Ulster were in a decent position and now find

:21:38. > :22:04.

:22:04. > :22:14.themselves uncomfortably close to warning. Sort it out, have a word,

:22:14. > :22:21.please. Johann Muller has been told to have a word with his team. We

:22:21. > :22:31.were wondering what Eason is they were was doing wearing number 15. --

:22:31. > :22:41.

:22:41. > :22:45.Isa Nacewa. Andrew Conway is coming on the left wing wearing number 11.

:22:45. > :22:49.Ulster will be acutely aware they will need to sort out their

:22:49. > :22:59.discipline problems, a ten point margin could have built up very

:22:59. > :23:28.

:23:28. > :23:34.quickly with these kicks keep coming Two out of two for Sexton. All

:23:34. > :23:44.smiles for Leinster. Seven and a half minutes gun and they are 10-0

:23:44. > :23:44.

:23:44. > :24:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:24:30. > :24:35.secure that for Leinster. -- six scrum carried over by Leinster.

:24:36. > :24:44.bit of a speculative option under pressure there. Ulster now have some

:24:44. > :24:54.field position. They have not been in possession. Boss did bring well

:24:54. > :25:08.

:25:08. > :25:18.to salvage that for Leinster. -- loose-head for the Lions. Huge noise

:25:18. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:40.from the Ulster contingent. Do not heavier in the pack, about �3 a man,

:25:40. > :25:52.

:25:53. > :26:02.but it is all about technique. -- because Ulster did not put the ball

:26:03. > :26:10.

:26:10. > :26:20.in quickly enough. Tom Court and Mike Ross are former Ireland

:26:20. > :26:30.

:26:30. > :26:36.get penalised for collapsing the scrum. It is a farewell out from the

:26:36. > :26:46.post. Will Ulster go for another scrummage? I would not be surprised.

:26:46. > :26:46.

:26:46. > :26:52.They have. They are looking for more than just the three points. They are

:26:52. > :27:02.looking to profit more from that perceived dominance in the scrum.

:27:02. > :27:02.

:27:02. > :27:05.Tom Court was trying to drive forward. Ulster secured a somewhat

:27:05. > :27:15.controversial penalty try in the first encounter between these two

:27:15. > :27:18.

:27:18. > :27:27.sides in the Pro12 proper at Ravenhill. Good Ulster scrum. Again

:27:27. > :27:31.Ulster get the penalty. That looked impressive by Ulster. Look at that

:27:31. > :27:39.body position from John Afoa, getting underneath his man, strength

:27:39. > :27:44.to get back up. Ulster will no doubt go for a scrum. Third reset, one

:27:44. > :27:48.more and the referee will have two consider his options. As we

:27:48. > :27:55.mentioned at the beginning, the word from Twickenham was the Dylan

:27:55. > :28:01.Hartley has been red carded for serious verbal abuse. I wonder what

:28:01. > :28:10.kind of sanction that will bring. Good squeeze by Ulster, one double

:28:10. > :28:16.body position by John Afoa. Great recovery by Leinster. That was

:28:16. > :28:22.Ulster's ball for the taking and Leinster looked like a side who

:28:23. > :28:28.wanted a bit more. Put into touch by Ian Madigan. All of that pressure

:28:28. > :28:36.has not created anything. They will be disappointed because they were

:28:36. > :28:43.dominant moving forward in the scrum. Isaac Boss very quickly

:28:43. > :28:50.underneath that, the referee adjudicating that the ball was free.

:28:50. > :29:00.Rory Best selected to captain Ireland for the second time in the

:29:00. > :29:00.

:29:00. > :29:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:29:40. > :29:46.North American tour later this gathered by McFadden. He slips it

:29:46. > :29:51.into touch. The Ulster through. Leinster very dangerous in the

:29:51. > :29:59.broken field. Conway very good in that aspect as well and Fergus

:29:59. > :30:02.McFadden, you don't want them to get into open spaces. They lost a very

:30:02. > :30:10.good kick and then some creative play by Jared Payne at the back.

:30:10. > :30:15.Into the sunlight, unable to... That was a tough call? You could argue

:30:15. > :30:25.that Fergus McFadden slipped the ball in seed -- infield. Better by

:30:25. > :30:26.

:30:26. > :30:32.Ulster, best, Mulder. -- Johann Muller. Knocked back by Leinster.

:30:32. > :30:42.Rory Best, the effective tackle. Great determination by those

:30:42. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:52.Leinster poor. That was a maul. And Ulster get the scrum. Still 10-0 two

:30:52. > :30:56.Leinster. Excellent gig I Ruan Pienaar. I have not had any position

:30:56. > :31:02.in general play, there have been if you set these occasions but Leinster

:31:02. > :31:05.have dominated and no real flow or rhythm with either team but Ulster

:31:05. > :31:09.will be looking forward to some time in position to bring those wingers

:31:09. > :31:16.in and get those ball-carriers moving forward and try to put this

:31:16. > :31:23.Leinster defence under some sort of pressure. The Ulster scrum has been

:31:23. > :31:28.pretty good-looking, so far. In it goes, great technique by John Afoa.

:31:28. > :31:33.Healy, better by Leinster. Ruan Pienaar gets caught by Isaac Boss,

:31:33. > :31:40.who has just tried to get towards the touchline. Chris Henry goes in

:31:40. > :31:47.with the tackle. They have not released the man with the ball.

:31:47. > :31:49.Penalty, Ulster. You feel that once that platform is stable and Ulster

:31:49. > :31:58.are not making progress in the scrum, it needs to be very clear

:31:58. > :32:04.from the back. Without that platform to deliver the ball from the back.

:32:04. > :32:11.Leinster got the squeeze on and the release from Ruan Pienaar was a bit

:32:11. > :32:21.on the slow side. They have taken the option of going for touch. And

:32:21. > :32:29.the wind is very much in favour of Leinster at the moment. Ireland's

:32:29. > :32:38.most capped hooker of all time, Rory Best. He is complaining that he

:32:38. > :32:48.cannot hear the instructions. The referee asking Leinster to observe

:32:48. > :32:56.the one metres its -- the one metre space required. This is better. That

:32:56. > :33:04.run by Paddy Jackson. Darren Cave, the dummy, wide and the score? Can

:33:04. > :33:07.he get it down? I'm not sure he has got it down? It looked for all the

:33:07. > :33:11.world like Ulster were going to come back with a try. We will have to

:33:11. > :33:18.wait and see. That was well executed and finished but was the finish

:33:18. > :33:23.complete? Ulster getting those wingers involved, not needing to go

:33:23. > :33:27.upstairs. Tommy Bowe makes the original decision and Paddy Jackson

:33:27. > :33:33.has a wonderful support line on the shoulder. It started from this set

:33:33. > :33:37.is, excellent take from the line. Tommy Bowe makes that incision,

:33:37. > :33:47.excellent work, delivers the ball and then Robbie Diack going for that

:33:47. > :33:55.

:33:55. > :33:58.very wet. -- Cohen Wet. -- that spin. The main thing you have to

:33:58. > :34:04.think about is getting the ball down and he did not get the ball down

:34:04. > :34:08.well. He did get it done eventually, was that a try? You would have liked

:34:08. > :34:12.that to be referred upstairs, the ball was grounded but whether the

:34:12. > :34:19.timing was right is another question but it should have gone upstairs for

:34:19. > :34:26.that decision. The last six or seven minutes have been all Ulster, the

:34:27. > :34:36.opening ten have been Leinster. It is the home ground of Leinster but

:34:37. > :34:39.

:34:39. > :34:49.Ulster or the home side. Another big scrum. Tommy Bowe, the way it on the

:34:49. > :34:50.

:34:50. > :34:58.far left hand side. -- away it. -- out. Here is Chris Henry. That

:34:58. > :35:02.little shovel, instrument on the way, Ruan Pienaar. Rory Best. Takes

:35:03. > :35:08.on the opposition, picked up by Williams. The big fellow has a go,

:35:08. > :35:18.Leinster within touching distance. Ruan Pienaar looking both ways and

:35:18. > :35:22.Ulster get the penalty. That is the fifth penalty they have given away.

:35:22. > :35:27.Isaac Boss, very physical as a halfback, he has been a menace at

:35:27. > :35:37.the back and on this occasion, he get it over the ball and Ulster are

:35:37. > :35:38.

:35:38. > :35:46.unable to dislodge him. Giving up that crucial field position. Sexton,

:35:46. > :35:55.bound for Paris but not in any great Rush. He finds that solid touch and

:35:55. > :35:58.the Leinster mannered. -- line-out. This last game of the season and the

:35:58. > :36:02.most important game of the season, you would like to think that Ulster

:36:02. > :36:06.would have kept their account be a minimum but they have not. It has

:36:06. > :36:10.been the penalties that have robbed them of any chance of continuity.

:36:10. > :36:14.They have shown they are capable of breaking down any defence but they

:36:14. > :36:23.were unable to finish it off and they need to get some points in this

:36:23. > :36:28.first half. Stoner takes Jennings into Rory Best. Isaac Boss, quickly.

:36:28. > :36:35.Tom Court, he has clattered his ankles but he was in full flight,

:36:35. > :36:42.nothing wrong with that. Leinster through. And they have made a lot of

:36:42. > :36:45.ground. -- through. We had still not heard about what has happened to Rob

:36:45. > :36:52.Carney, he left the field looking like he was going to come out

:36:52. > :37:00.wearing number 15. Conway got that hat-trick in the league game not

:37:01. > :37:04.that long ago, and he is on the left wing. Coming up to the end of the

:37:04. > :37:14.first quarter at the end of this Rabo Direct Pro12 final. Leinster

:37:14. > :37:24.leading by 12-0. Gathered in bike Andrew Trimble, who calls for the

:37:24. > :37:24.

:37:25. > :37:34.fair catch. Rory Best is injured. Beg your pardon, it was Johann

:37:34. > :37:44.Muller. That was not a bad kick by Andrew Trimble. Conway, Sexton.

:37:44. > :37:44.

:37:44. > :37:49.Towering, up and under. Well taken by Jackson. That was a very good

:37:50. > :37:52.kick by Paddy Jackson. Excellent kick into a fairly stiff breeze and

:37:52. > :38:00.he has helped establish field position again for Ulster, they

:38:00. > :38:06.would just try to disrupt this line-out. The game very much being

:38:06. > :38:14.controlled in that Leinster forward pack. The early try by Shane

:38:14. > :38:18.Jennings, converted by Jonathan Sexton. Jamie Heaslip. The first

:38:18. > :38:27.time we have maybe mentioned him. O'Driscoll, he has been mentioned

:38:28. > :38:32.down the years. As it was on the outside half position. Jonathan

:38:32. > :38:41.Sexton, that was a good angle. Lovely run. Great covering by Robbie

:38:41. > :38:49.Diack. And Ulster get the penalty. Excellent work by Andrew Trimble, it

:38:49. > :38:56.looks like a wonderful covering tackle. The referee had no choice

:38:56. > :39:01.but to award a penalty. Ruan Pienaar has given that an almighty thump.

:39:01. > :39:10.Ulster back inside Leinster 's 22 and Sexton is down but I am

:39:10. > :39:14.delighted to say that he is up again. Ulster will be aware that

:39:14. > :39:18.they need to get off that zero. Excellent kick to establish that

:39:18. > :39:28.field position and they need to get some points on the board. That

:39:28. > :39:37.lovely little wraparound, Sexton, sweet as a dummy. Statistics have

:39:37. > :39:43.made him the most valuable player. Down to ground, the board is not as

:39:43. > :39:47.quick as Ulster would have liked it. Leinster scrapping for it. The

:39:47. > :39:55.referee has called for Ulster to use it and Ruan Pienaar is trying to get

:39:55. > :40:04.it away, or John Afoa. Ruan Pienaar, Nick Williams. Taken on by Sexton

:40:04. > :40:08.and Healy. Penalty against Leinster. Not releasing the man in the tackle.

:40:08. > :40:12.Just about in front of the Leinster posts. Not the first time the

:40:12. > :40:16.penalty has been awarded for that infringement and Ulster received a

:40:16. > :40:25.warning for that so maybe both teams need to know that maybe a yellow

:40:25. > :40:33.card could be shown soon. Nick Williams. John Afoa, having made the

:40:33. > :40:35.initial thrust. Gives away the penalty. Little bit concerning to

:40:35. > :40:43.see John Afoa getting that fairly hefty right thigh of his strapped

:40:43. > :40:50.up. He had that hamstring problem. He came out with no strapping but he

:40:50. > :40:58.is getting a lot of attention from Ulster's physiotherapist. The top

:40:58. > :41:08.points scorer, the season, Ruan Pienaar. His 43rd league of Terence.

:41:08. > :41:09.

:41:09. > :41:14.-- league appearance. And they have got it. Thanks to Ruan Pienaar,

:41:14. > :41:22.Ulster will be happy with that. But they must not relax because Leinster

:41:22. > :41:26.will come bouncing straight back. 10-3. It was a very important point

:41:26. > :41:30.in terms of confidence, they are playing into a very stiff wind which

:41:30. > :41:36.will be at their backs in the second half and they want to get as close

:41:36. > :41:41.to Leinster as they can. They have the ability to establish great field

:41:41. > :41:50.position through the agency of that wind in the second half. Jonathan

:41:50. > :41:56.Sexton. Over 1000 Leinster points to his credit. That has gone straight

:41:56. > :42:01.into touch. Ulster will have the option of receiving the kick-off

:42:01. > :42:05.again or taking the scrummage in the middle of the park. Midfield scrum,

:42:05. > :42:08.perfect attacking platform and they will look for that scrum to get them

:42:08. > :42:15.the shoulder they require for whichever move they have selected.

:42:15. > :42:25.Paddy Jackson communicating with Jared Payne. An interesting split

:42:25. > :42:36.

:42:36. > :42:46.for the Ulster back. Jared Payne on the near side. If Nick Williams can

:42:46. > :42:49.

:42:49. > :42:59.invade Isaac Boss, he might well carry this. The front row giving

:42:59. > :43:00.

:43:00. > :43:07.John Lacey all sorts of problems. Come on, you boys in blue, that is

:43:07. > :43:16.ringing out around the RDS. That was a great scrum from Ulster. Jackson

:43:16. > :43:26.sweeping it away to Golding. The momentum has been maintained. Dan

:43:26. > :43:32.Tuohy, the first time he has had the ball in hand. Ruan Pienaar, again.

:43:32. > :43:42.Rory Best, good angle and great driving. Leinster man injured. Jared

:43:42. > :43:44.

:43:44. > :43:49.Payne. Still going. He needs help. Ruan Pienaar, Jared Payne. Leinster

:43:49. > :43:59.defence well marshalled, though. No room for Ulster to manoeuvre.

:43:59. > :44:00.

:44:00. > :44:07.Williams again. Ulster coming in at the side, silly. Number six? That

:44:07. > :44:10.was an excellent shot taken by Kevin McLaughlin, feature of his game. He

:44:10. > :44:15.certainly find a way to bring Nick Williams dime, and his other

:44:15. > :44:19.team-mates had struggled with that before. Richardt Strauss is injured

:44:19. > :44:24.following that tackle on Rory Best. Great work by Stuart Olding and then

:44:24. > :44:30.Dan Tuohy. This is the tackle, he got his head completely in the wrong

:44:30. > :44:34.position. He put the head straight into Rory Best's pelvis. I hope he

:44:34. > :44:40.is all right. Ulster will want to get their big ball-carriers into

:44:40. > :44:42.this, carrying over that advantage line and attracting two or three

:44:42. > :44:47.defenders and putting Leinster through a heavier work great,

:44:47. > :44:51.defensively. But some big hits coming in from Leinster. They are

:44:51. > :44:53.after that dealers of double and they are after that dealers of

:44:54. > :44:58.double in their putting everything into it. That is a day for

:44:58. > :45:08.sunglasses although the sun is just about gone. Richardt Strauss is

:45:08. > :45:18.

:45:19. > :45:26.know how long but when the head hits the ground like that you expect

:45:26. > :45:31.something cautionary to be done. What happened to Rob Kearney?

:45:31. > :45:35.Answers on a postcard. He did the warmup, he went off and we didn't

:45:35. > :45:45.realise he wasn't on the field until we saw Isa Nacewa wearing the number

:45:45. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:50.15 jersey. He seems to be fit to continue. 12 and a half minutes to

:45:50. > :46:00.go until half-time. Ulster would like some more points to keep them

:46:00. > :46:26.

:46:26. > :46:36.in touch with the strong wind in the seven. This was the initial take,

:46:36. > :46:41.

:46:41. > :46:46.Madigan Bidwell, Chris Henry with the tackle. -- Madigan did well.

:46:46. > :46:50.not sure that Chris Henry could see where the ball was on that occasion.

:46:50. > :47:00.The referee needs to start considering his options to get this

:47:00. > :47:03.

:47:03. > :47:09.game flowing, it has stagnated at the breakdown area. Looks like

:47:09. > :47:19.Strauss has gone up, he has a nasty looking cut. Sean Cronin has gone on

:47:19. > :47:48.

:47:48. > :47:55.and would you believe that Johnny Sexton has missed that. It stays

:47:55. > :48:05.3-10. Ulster, you feel, really have to begin an something before the end

:48:05. > :48:36.

:48:36. > :48:46.of this first half. -- be given the referee is happy enough. Chris

:48:46. > :49:22.

:49:22. > :49:25.Henry anxious to get into things. Ulster before. Very clever read.

:49:25. > :49:35.Trimble looks for the intercept opportunity and we see a big hit

:49:35. > :49:39.

:49:39. > :49:49.from Dan Tuohy. Inside pass to Tommy Bowe was probably the right option

:49:49. > :49:51.

:49:51. > :49:56.but it wasn't terribly well executed. Eight and a half minutes

:49:56. > :50:03.remaining, seven points between them. After an awful start Ulster

:50:03. > :50:07.will not be too disappointed. really came back into the game after

:50:07. > :50:17.the 20 minute mark. Leinster were really dictating how the game was

:50:17. > :50:36.

:50:36. > :50:41.driving in at an illegal angle. Sexton will want to make ground.

:50:41. > :50:48.They are giving away far too many penalties. Sexton will go for the

:50:49. > :50:57.post. He does have a strong wind behind him. Both teams are edging up

:50:57. > :51:07.towards the double figure mark for penalties in this first half alone.

:51:07. > :51:28.

:51:28. > :51:38.Fun and games with Sian Hayley and easy kick by his own standards a few

:51:38. > :52:03.

:52:03. > :52:07.when Ulster looked like they might be capable of coming back, Leinster

:52:07. > :52:13.strike again and it is a ten point gap with six and a half minutes to

:52:13. > :52:23.the interval. With this wind at their back they need to accumulate

:52:23. > :52:28.

:52:28. > :52:38.points. Penalties will come into range with up to -- within 55, even

:52:38. > :52:43.

:52:43. > :52:53.60 metres with the cannibal of Ulster's kickers. -- calibre.

:52:53. > :52:56.

:52:56. > :52:59.get the penalty. Another penalty at the breakdown. As they accumulate

:52:59. > :53:09.the referee has to do something about it otherwise the game will

:53:09. > :53:10.

:53:10. > :53:18.continue in this vein. It is not the spectacle we were hoping for.

:53:18. > :53:28.Jackson's restart kick was spot on. He is getting a bit of a left,

:53:28. > :53:38.almost up to the clouds. -- lift. Jared Payne and Robbie Dayak did

:53:38. > :53:41.

:53:41. > :53:51.well to get in there. -- Robbie Diack. Anscombe is not noted for

:53:51. > :53:52.

:53:52. > :54:00.giving too much away. A tough kick as the sun comes out. A strong

:54:00. > :54:06.wind, he has to keep it low and strike it as hard as he can. He has

:54:06. > :54:12.got it! An excellent strike by Ruan Pienaar after the one by Johnny

:54:12. > :54:19.Sexton so there is a converted try between them, four minutes until the

:54:19. > :54:29.interval. Very important for minutes. A 7-point margin is

:54:29. > :54:29.

:54:29. > :55:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:55:36. > :55:46.Leinster into touch. Is there a foot here, it will make Ulster's

:55:46. > :56:10.

:56:10. > :56:20.Good clearing out by Leinster. He is not happy about being held. The

:56:20. > :56:36.

:56:36. > :56:41.referee has given a penalty against passage of play going around the

:56:41. > :56:47.fringes, edging their way towards the try-line and once again it is a

:56:47. > :56:52.penalty at the breakdown. John Afoa was being held and he took exception

:56:52. > :57:01.to it but that was not what the penalty was for. He was not allowed

:57:01. > :57:11.to engage. Sean Cronin went for the line. Was somebody in an offside

:57:11. > :57:16.

:57:16. > :57:20.position? It is hard to say. Rory experience playing against Leinster

:57:20. > :57:30.that when you score against them the first and they will do is come

:57:30. > :57:40.straight back. Ulster's restart kick was not up to standard. Johnny

:57:40. > :57:49.

:57:49. > :57:54.Sexton should extend the lead back this balmy Dublin evening.

:57:54. > :58:02.Straightforward the Sexton yet again and that ten point gap has come and

:58:02. > :58:10.gone and is back again. I don't know if Ulster will have time to do

:58:10. > :58:20.anything before the interval. would think they would get to

:58:20. > :58:32.

:58:32. > :58:42.half-time without the scoreboard brand-new haircut. Boss puts it into

:58:42. > :58:43.

:58:43. > :58:47.touch, sensible. Ulster got off to an awful start. There were signs

:58:47. > :58:50.they could do something but they have to face a ten point deficit at

:58:50. > :58:56.the start of the second half will stop they will need to be calm,

:58:56. > :59:00.there is plenty of time on the clock. They will need to talk to the

:59:00. > :59:04.referee and find out what is happening at the breakdown. The game

:59:04. > :59:10.is suffering from it. You feel that the game that works that out will go

:59:10. > :59:20.on to be dominant. Ball in hand Ulster have looked very good but

:59:20. > :59:27.

:59:27. > :59:30.Leinster are controlling the game on pick up the Pro12 Trophy and

:59:30. > :59:36.incredible noise, high intensity and Leinster got off to the best

:59:36. > :59:42.possible start with that Shane Jennings try. In the finals it's

:59:42. > :59:46.about taking opportunities and Ulster have spurned most of their is

:59:46. > :59:54.with Ruan Pienaar certainly keeping them in touch but they have given

:59:54. > :59:59.far too many penalties away and Jonathan Sexton has punished them.

:59:59. > :00:08.But Ulster certainly are still well in this, ten points adrift with a

:00:08. > :00:18.strong wind at their backs in the second half. At half-time, Ulster

:00:18. > :00:18.

:00:18. > :00:24.six, Leinster's 16. We have been enjoying a frenetic first half and

:00:24. > :00:27.because of Ulster's indiscipline, Leinster deserve the lead?

:00:27. > :00:32.opening ten minutes was poor from Ulster, they gave away far too many

:00:32. > :00:36.penalties, territory and possession and that allowed Leinster to get

:00:36. > :00:39.into their stride early and that is one of the things Ulster would not

:00:39. > :00:44.have wanted to happen but it is trying to manage the breakdown and

:00:45. > :00:50.for both sides, at particularly Ulster. We talked a bit top of the

:00:50. > :01:00.show, the start was important and Ulster were caught one thing, with

:01:00. > :01:27.

:01:27. > :01:30.four penalties given away in six minutes and Leinster had that big

:01:30. > :01:33.foothold with the strong wind and Ulster have done well to come back

:01:33. > :01:43.but both number seven is our lucky they have not spent time in the sin

:01:43. > :02:00.

:02:00. > :02:05.bin. I think it showed their intent earlier on. Getting that penalty.

:02:05. > :02:09.Add an opening 1050 minutes, Ulster run the wrong end. It is all about

:02:09. > :02:13.small margins and if Robbie Diack had stood in for that school instead

:02:13. > :02:18.of staying upright, it could have been a completely different picture?

:02:18. > :02:24.It could have been anti-butchered that, he had the ball in his right

:02:24. > :02:30.hand, great layoff, using a Nick Williams as the decoy, Paddy Jackson

:02:30. > :02:34.has done badly, the quick ball and that simple skip, Robbie has his

:02:34. > :02:40.ball in his right hand and he tries to come back inside and that should

:02:40. > :02:43.have been five points. You have to take your chances? That is what it

:02:43. > :02:49.is all about at this level, you will not get too many opportunities

:02:49. > :02:52.against Leinster. The build-up was good, lovely soft hands, three

:02:52. > :02:57.Leinster defenders, they get the ball out into that area and they

:02:57. > :03:02.have to score. That'll be encouraging for Ulster, a move like

:03:02. > :03:06.that? It will be and we have underestimated just how strong that

:03:06. > :03:13.wind actually is and have been occasions when Pienaar and Jackson

:03:13. > :03:18.have kicked for touch and the ball has not gone very far. Ulster have

:03:18. > :03:24.also suffered, they have been unable to string anything together and the

:03:24. > :03:29.game has been dominated by the referee, unfortunately. 16-6 is not

:03:29. > :03:33.a bad result in that went and the strength to stay, Ulster are very

:03:33. > :03:37.much in this and is opening ten minutes, you feared for them and did

:03:37. > :03:42.show in a lot strength of character for them to start getting back and

:03:42. > :03:48.clawing back because there will have been bad memories coming from last,

:03:48. > :03:52.will this slip away from us? But that thankfully has not happened.

:03:52. > :03:57.What is your take on the referee's analysis of the breakdown? It has

:03:57. > :04:00.been difficult and he wants both teams to stay on their feet and if

:04:01. > :04:05.the boys are going off their feet and not releasing, he does not have

:04:05. > :04:13.any option and there has been no legal but the guys have not

:04:13. > :04:16.listened, it is the same persistent infringing from both sides. Leinster

:04:16. > :04:23.have also given away their fair share of penalties. If somebody

:04:23. > :04:28.asked them, what is expected of us? Because at both -- at this moment,

:04:28. > :04:32.both teams don't know. And the referee has to give a yellow card at

:04:32. > :04:37.some point because until he does, nothing will change. There is no

:04:37. > :04:40.deterrent, the players will be prepared to step over that line,

:04:40. > :04:46.especially if they are outside kicking range, they will continue to

:04:46. > :04:52.go for the ball. Ulster have created quite a lot in the first half,

:04:52. > :04:56.considering that poor start? There have been two or three opportunities

:04:56. > :05:00.and that nice break down the left-hand side from Stuart Olding

:05:00. > :05:06.and the charge down, and Isaac Boss does for the world to cover and stop

:05:06. > :05:10.Ulster from scoring but we have had incidents inside Leinster's five

:05:11. > :05:17.metre line and we have not converted or scored any points and that has

:05:17. > :05:22.been crucial. It is about taking those opportunities, Leinster get

:05:22. > :05:29.down to that 22 and they maximise their territorial advantage and

:05:29. > :05:33.Ulster have to do the same, and we see this great build-up, assessing

:05:33. > :05:38.the breakdown fairly well in the opposition 22 and recycling but

:05:38. > :05:43.isolation, he just gets isolated for a split second and the support play

:05:44. > :05:48.is not there and Leinster rollover that. Leinster always had two guys

:05:48. > :05:56.on Nick Williams and he has been able to recycle but he has not put

:05:56. > :06:00.anything over the gain line. But one example of how they could tether

:06:00. > :06:05.Nick Williams and turn him over but Leinster are also able to slow the

:06:05. > :06:07.ball down at the breakdown? talked about Sean O'Brien being

:06:07. > :06:14.missing and that would hamper them but Shane Jennings brings a

:06:14. > :06:21.different dimension and what we have seen him do is tackle low, go for a

:06:21. > :06:24.Nick Williams around the ankles, and if you double-team him, that

:06:25. > :06:28.disrupts his play and that is what Leinster have done effectively,

:06:28. > :06:35.getting people to the breakdown and they have caused issues for Ulster,

:06:35. > :06:39.stopping them getting that quick ball. Ulster have targeted the scrum

:06:39. > :06:43.before the start of this and they have the advantage but unfortunately

:06:43. > :06:48.have not taken the advantages they have had? This is off the back of

:06:48. > :06:52.the Isaac was touched on and Ulster have two penalties and they have

:06:52. > :06:56.gone for the third but Ulster clearly have the knowledge, great

:06:56. > :07:05.body position from John Afoa and Tom Court is putting Ross under pressure

:07:05. > :07:09.but the third one is the issue, Nick Williams caught at the back and he

:07:09. > :07:13.disengages and Leinster turned the ball over to clear their lines and

:07:13. > :07:19.we have been sloppy at the base of the scrum. Watching that scrum

:07:19. > :07:22.again, that could have gone the other way. It went down early but

:07:22. > :07:27.the referee let play commence. We have seen sometimes a penalty given

:07:27. > :07:33.because they often favour the side going forward and they could so

:07:33. > :07:38.easily have gotten a penalty try. there is one negative side to Nick

:07:38. > :07:41.Williams's side, it is going backwards. He is not the best at

:07:41. > :07:46.picking the ball up and shoring it up and they would like to have seen

:07:46. > :07:53.him picking that up and letting Ruan Pienaar taking the flak. Gavin

:07:54. > :07:59.Andrews is bedside. Andy and Keith are with me. You have been as

:07:59. > :08:03.unimpressed with the referee as some Ulster fans? Some dubious decisions

:08:03. > :08:07.and he yelled out of the penalty try down the corner and Ulster have put

:08:08. > :08:13.immense pressure on and he bailed out. Disappointed with that and some

:08:13. > :08:20.decisions going not quite the Ulster way. But I have my Ulster eyepatch

:08:20. > :08:27.on. But they have had chances, Robbie Diack made a hash of that try

:08:27. > :08:30.on the corner. Go now at two yards, you cannot lose. They worked hard up

:08:30. > :08:36.to the point and to let it go through a lack of concentration was

:08:36. > :08:41.very poor. Keith? Entertaining stuff? Little bit cagey, to be

:08:41. > :08:48.honest. It was lacking in compulsion for the first 20 minutes, giving

:08:48. > :08:50.away silly penalties and John Lacey has been quite hard on them but

:08:50. > :08:56.their composure, even holding the ball at the back of the scrum, if

:08:56. > :09:01.they had got that penalty try, they had kept more focus, are putting the

:09:01. > :09:05.Leinster scrum under pressure but Leinster are clinical, taking

:09:05. > :09:13.chances and they just seem to understand where they are a little

:09:13. > :09:20.bit more. More comfortable. There is a very bright sun and wind, it just

:09:20. > :09:27.is about how both sides do with that. Thank you. Ten points at

:09:27. > :09:32.half-time. Ulster will, I would imagine, be pretty encouraged it is

:09:32. > :09:34.not more than they certainly know this game is not out of reach?

:09:35. > :09:39.Definitely not out of reach, I don't think Leinster have threatened them

:09:39. > :09:43.too much and they got into those wide channels but Ulster defence

:09:43. > :09:49.were well marshalled. Ulster will be talking about discipline, simple as

:09:49. > :09:56.that. If they can get discipline and controlled territory, that is the

:09:56. > :10:01.key. And with this wind, they have a very good chance. Use that wind,

:10:01. > :10:04.give Leinster as few scoring opportunities as possible. Then came

:10:04. > :10:09.composure and go through the phases and that space will come. There has

:10:09. > :10:14.been an awful lot of running, two or three boys injured and a serious

:10:14. > :10:19.amount of heavy fighting going on. Over 80 minutes, that will take its

:10:19. > :10:24.toll. Important not to start the second half the way they did the

:10:24. > :10:28.first-half? Absolutely, they don't want to do that. It is important

:10:28. > :10:31.that territorial is the main thing and they want to make sure they get

:10:31. > :10:36.their hands onto the ball the first few seconds and try to get that all

:10:36. > :10:41.down there. Paddy Jackson has controlled the game for a well and

:10:41. > :10:45.he has looked very solid and Ruan Pienaar will have two direct as well

:10:45. > :10:50.and make sure they can control territory and controlled possession

:10:50. > :10:57.and just be patient. Rory Best could be in line for the call-up to the

:10:57. > :11:01.lions? Obviously, we don't know the ins and outs of that but there is

:11:01. > :11:05.that suspension meeting but I think we all feel that he should be there

:11:05. > :11:13.to start. There will be some good Ulster news coming out of the back

:11:13. > :11:20.of this. Rory Best and is Ulster team have got the Pro12 final to

:11:20. > :11:26.win. Let's rejoin the, treating, Ryan Constable and Jim Neilly.

:11:26. > :11:36.the quietest venue in the world at the moment. -- let's rejoin our

:11:36. > :11:48.

:11:49. > :11:53.Paris, gets the second half under way. Ulster very nearly conceded

:11:54. > :12:00.possession again. A bit of a mix-up with the sunlight. The touch judge

:12:00. > :12:07.'s flag is up. The penalty given to Ulster and they must secure

:12:07. > :12:17.possession. That was a very good kick from Sexton. It was tantalising

:12:17. > :12:17.

:12:17. > :12:23.Jared Payne and Trimble said, yours? Rory Best. Taken by Dan Tuohy. Chris

:12:24. > :12:29.Henry, static. That looked forward. Play on, says the referee, he did

:12:29. > :12:33.not see that but I was pretty sure it was former. Ulster outside 22, he

:12:33. > :12:42.cannot kick to rectally into touch what he has gone for distance and

:12:42. > :12:45.will let the wind carried out. Isa Nacewa. Not a great contact. Dan

:12:45. > :12:54.Tuohy knocking it backwards, Tom Court. Has a rumble himself. Need

:12:54. > :13:03.some help. Paddy Jackson. Tommy Bowe. That was a good tackle from

:13:03. > :13:13.McFadden. The first penalty of a second have goes against Ulster. --

:13:13. > :13:17.of the second half. Nick Williams looks incredulously at John Lacey.

:13:17. > :13:21.The theme has been not rolling away and holding onto the ball, a litany

:13:21. > :13:27.of offences that have been well described by the referee but the

:13:27. > :13:32.players are not taking any heed and you feel there needs to be further

:13:32. > :13:37.censure to give those warnings some merit. We can see Tommy Bowe taking

:13:37. > :13:41.the ball into contact. Big collisions all around, I think that

:13:41. > :13:47.is Nick Williams and Andrew Trimble entering that, inflicting the damage

:13:47. > :13:55.on Ian Madigan. Tommy Bowe guilty of hanging on and not making any effort

:13:55. > :14:05.to roll out of the way. The top try scorer in the Celtic League. 51

:14:05. > :14:16.

:14:16. > :14:21.for Ulster if Ian Madigan cannot continue. Tommy Bowe will be hoping

:14:21. > :14:25.the next 38 and its passes victoriously for himself and Ulster

:14:25. > :14:32.and injury free for himself or stop Ian Madigan seems to be fine. Joe

:14:32. > :14:36.Smith, he has been nothing short of sensational as Leinster coach. If he

:14:36. > :14:41.can bring what he has brought to Leinster to Ireland, lots of Ireland

:14:41. > :14:46.fans will be pretty happy next season. Not a man who has divided

:14:46. > :14:51.that tension -- opinion, everybody is unanimous with him being the

:14:51. > :15:01.chosen candidate for Ireland. They hope to witness the same spectacles

:15:01. > :15:13.

:15:13. > :15:23.in the green journey as he has for another penalty against Ulster?

:15:23. > :15:35.

:15:35. > :15:42.I think it is. Playing the is coming back for the penalty.

:15:42. > :15:49.Ulster shooting themselves in both feet. The penalties keep coming and

:15:49. > :15:57.hopefully this is the warning. Somebody is getting a card now.

:15:57. > :16:03.Robbie Diack off his feet in the ruck and off he goes to the pen.

:16:03. > :16:09.Really it is looking like Leinster's Trophy. The referee has

:16:09. > :16:13.taken the action to try to ward off this flow of penalties for a variety

:16:13. > :16:23.of different offences. He has deemed that to be enough and drawn a line

:16:23. > :16:25.

:16:25. > :16:29.in the sand. Ulster's major failing this season has been their penalty

:16:29. > :16:36.count and you would expect them to do something about it. Whether it is

:16:36. > :16:46.the referee's interpretation or not, they have given away penalty after

:16:46. > :17:00.

:17:00. > :17:10.penalty am well into double figures stretched the Leinster lead even

:17:10. > :17:19.

:17:19. > :17:22.further. -- stretch. He has given that a nice clip and Sexton has

:17:22. > :17:30.landed five penalties out of six attempts and Ulster are now 13

:17:30. > :17:34.points behind. Ulster have shown, for them it is about possession.

:17:34. > :17:43.When they have the ball in general play and get into the game plan,

:17:43. > :17:53.quick possession, they will score points. They just need possession.

:17:53. > :18:28.

:18:28. > :18:38.Conway, the replacement for Kearney, bit of help but he might go all the

:18:38. > :18:39.

:18:39. > :18:44.way. Ulster quite unhappy about that. That has to be a yellow card.

:18:44. > :18:51.I don't think a penalty try was ever an option but certainly it was a

:18:51. > :19:01.high tackle. This will be yellow for sure. Questionable about the penalty

:19:01. > :19:06.

:19:06. > :19:16.try. Paddy Jackson has looked dangerous all game. He is going to

:19:16. > :19:18.

:19:18. > :19:28.the pocket. It will be a slightly tarnished farewell to Leinster. This

:19:28. > :19:30.

:19:30. > :19:37.is game number 126 for Isa Nacewa. After the third, he beats the

:19:37. > :19:42.defender and then slices in between Isa Nacewa... Not a huge amount of

:19:42. > :19:52.malice, just grabbing for what he could. A justifiable penalty and

:19:52. > :19:57.

:19:57. > :20:06.yellow card but Ulster are showing that they need to break that attack

:20:06. > :20:15.down. Straightforward strike by Ruan Pienaar closes the gap to nine

:20:15. > :20:25.points. Ulster were facing the prospect of playing with 14 men, Isa

:20:25. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:38.Nacewa is in the pen. Both sides have 14 men, the act for Ulster. --

:20:38. > :21:12.

:21:12. > :21:22.Ravenhill, Ruan Pienaar. I'm sure tackled Rory Best and then went off

:21:22. > :21:33.

:21:33. > :21:43.the way that ball bounced, he was in a corner. He just found touch and

:21:43. > :21:44.

:21:44. > :23:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:23:12. > :23:20.Irish colleague over. That is a Madigan has come all the way back,

:23:20. > :23:28.he has Tommy Bowe. He was tackled and he did not release. Ulster get

:23:28. > :23:33.the penalty. Excellent work by Pienaar to size up the situation.

:23:33. > :23:43.Madigan thought he had a lot more time, Tommy Bowe reacted break

:23:43. > :23:46.

:23:46. > :23:53.quickly. Excellent tackle by Jackson. -- very quickly. Quite

:23:53. > :23:59.often you see players missing that, they don't steady themselves.

:23:59. > :24:06.Penalty to Ulster. Tommy Bowe had it with both hands so the tackle was

:24:06. > :24:16.good, and he was on the ground. Ruan Pienaar has this chance to get

:24:16. > :24:43.

:24:43. > :24:49.Pienaar nails another one. Both sides still with men in the bin.

:24:50. > :24:58.Quite a bruising encounter, the stakes are raised, within the last

:24:58. > :25:08.half an hour. Isa Nacewa chewing on some gum while he waits to come back

:25:08. > :25:27.

:25:27. > :25:31.Pienaar. Leinster line up -- line-out. This is the luxury of the

:25:31. > :25:41.wind at your back. I would like to see Leinster cooking more for

:25:41. > :25:42.

:25:42. > :25:47.distance. -- kicking. It is about discipline and focus now for Ulster

:25:47. > :25:57.and Leinster want to arrest the scoring sequence they have

:25:57. > :25:57.

:25:57. > :27:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:27:10. > :27:20.initially. Leinster have won it. atypical giveaway. Ruan Pienaar had

:27:20. > :27:32.

:27:32. > :27:42.the absolutely right decision to Leinster. They are holding onto

:27:42. > :27:48.possession. The ball has gone loose. Ulster get the penalty. The ball was

:27:48. > :27:53.played on the ground by a player. Ulster will look for another three

:27:53. > :28:00.points, they are eroding this lead quite nicely, wind at their backs.

:28:00. > :28:04.If you were looking at both coaches now, at the 55 minute mark, you

:28:04. > :28:14.would think in this wind that if you were behind by seven points you

:28:14. > :28:17.

:28:17. > :28:27.wouldn't be too concerned. In a few minutes Isa Nacewa will be back on

:28:27. > :28:49.

:28:49. > :28:59.listening to something like New Direction. One Direction, shows what

:28:59. > :29:06.

:29:06. > :29:14.I know! He has kicked beautifully, it is five out of five. That is the

:29:14. > :29:18.closed Ulster have been since this game started. -- the closest.

:29:18. > :29:27.is no need to play in elaborate rugby in your own defensive third

:29:27. > :29:32.when you have the wind at your back. Use that man, Ruan Pienaar. They

:29:32. > :29:39.have the options out wide in Jared Payne to establish position and

:29:39. > :29:49.squeeze Leinster out of this match. Isa Nacewa is back on so we are back

:29:49. > :29:50.

:29:50. > :30:00.to 15 apiece. Ulster fans on the far side not enamoured with the

:30:00. > :30:02.

:30:03. > :30:12.referee's reading of that. He says, no, no, no. He did both league

:30:13. > :30:19.

:30:19. > :30:29.games, George Clancy. Boss. Sexton. Madigan. Good tackle by Steward

:30:29. > :30:32.

:30:32. > :30:38.Oldham. John Afoa. Jennings. EISA Nacewa, back on the park. Jennings,

:30:38. > :30:48.again. Aggressive running but he needs to be held. As a was, Kevin

:30:48. > :30:53.

:30:53. > :31:03.McLaughlin. As a Boss, Madigan. -- Isaac Boss. Well tackled. He might

:31:03. > :31:04.

:31:04. > :31:14.have a little go himself. This is Madigan. Mike Ross into Ruan

:31:14. > :31:14.

:31:15. > :31:20.Pienaar. Isaac Boss, Jonathan Sexton. Kevin McLaughlin. Again,

:31:20. > :31:28.good Ulster defence. Sexton with the dummy and he has got three! Just

:31:28. > :31:33.held on to it. Somebody got his jersey. Deceptively quick. He has a

:31:33. > :31:37.go himself and he has knocked it forward. It is almost as if Leinster

:31:37. > :31:42.have sensed the threat from Ulster and have increased the tempo of the

:31:42. > :31:47.game, direct running and quick recycling ball and it is just

:31:47. > :31:57.unfortunate for them, that little knock-on, on doing what was a very

:31:57. > :32:01.

:32:01. > :32:06.promising move. 19-15. Less than a converted try between them. Isaac

:32:06. > :32:15.Boss, I think you just got mixed up with one of his Leinster players.

:32:15. > :32:19.Mike Ross. That will give Ulster the scrum. Stuart Olding, he has able --

:32:19. > :32:26.he has had a wonderful end of season and he has been selected for the

:32:26. > :32:36.Irish tour of North America. Great defensive work it Toner. And

:32:36. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:41.O'Driscoll, cares nothing for his own fitness. Some sort of head spin

:32:41. > :32:48.than ever. Just shows you the physical nature of this encounter.

:32:48. > :32:52.But the intensity has been ratcheted up as this game progresses and that

:32:52. > :33:01.scoreline, four points separating both James and an intriguing 22

:33:01. > :33:05.minutes left. Apart from the overseas players, everybody on this

:33:05. > :33:09.part is doing something this summer, whether it is the lions tour by the

:33:09. > :33:19.Irish development to or even the Barbarians in the case of Jared

:33:19. > :33:25.

:33:25. > :33:35.Payne. Rory Best, there will be loads of speculation as to the

:33:35. > :33:36.

:33:36. > :33:42.outcome of this. There is the feeling that he will be in for a

:33:42. > :33:47.serious suspension, Hartley. Nick Williams get it away. Leinster have

:33:47. > :33:55.closed them down. Ulster need to regroup. Jackson has been told to

:33:56. > :34:01.step back by Pienaar and he does. He has kept that infield, gathered by

:34:01. > :34:11.Conway and he tries to get away from Trimble. Putting in some terrific

:34:11. > :34:18.tackling today. Sexton, McFadden. Into Johann Muller. 20 minutes and a

:34:18. > :34:28.bit remaining. Kevin McLaughlin, great grappling by Rory Best. Sexton

:34:28. > :34:31.

:34:31. > :34:38.with the corner. Darren Cave covers. He has given that a fair old lick.

:34:38. > :34:48.Isa Nacewa, back from the sin bin. Once to make amends. -- wants to

:34:48. > :34:50.

:34:50. > :34:59.make amends. Great tackle by Darren Cave. The ball spilled forward.

:34:59. > :35:02.Chris Henry penalised, I think. I think the ball went forward.

:35:02. > :35:07.referee getting the nod from the assistant on the sideline to say

:35:07. > :35:13.that there was some interference with the hand. Jonathan Sexton will

:35:13. > :35:22.go for the cross? Now, he has gone for the corner. He has given the

:35:22. > :35:30.Ulster touch judge something to think about. I would have thought

:35:30. > :35:35.Sexton would have had a go at that. The Leinster fans are delighted with

:35:35. > :35:40.that decision. It was given as OK and that was about as perfectly

:35:40. > :35:50.kicked as you could get from Jonathan Sexton. This might be game

:35:50. > :35:50.

:35:50. > :35:54.over but that was a very tough call. You could not tell from that angle.

:35:54. > :36:00.This is the most crucial line-out of the afternoon. Let us see if they

:36:00. > :36:10.can, but they do have rent variation that they used to school usually.

:36:10. > :36:12.

:36:12. > :36:19.Jamie Heaslip standing. Tom Court stands on the narrow side. Leinster

:36:19. > :36:24.will try to squeeze forward, I am sure. The referee has said, one more

:36:24. > :36:33.and you have to play it. John Afoa came around. Leinster going for the

:36:33. > :36:38.jugular. They have too moved and here is Healy. John Afoa. Leinster

:36:38. > :36:48.within touching distance. Jennings, looking for try number two. Isaac

:36:48. > :36:50.

:36:50. > :36:57.Boss. O'Driscoll. The referee has called advantage so there might well

:36:57. > :37:02.be another penalty against Ulster. Stuart Olding came in, he has to get

:37:02. > :37:12.out of the way. Here go Leinster again. That might be the try. The

:37:12. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:24.referee has to go upstairs. O'Driscoll thinks it has been scored

:37:24. > :37:31.

:37:31. > :37:38.and by Jamie Heaslip. They will go upstairs. Dermot Moloney. He has

:37:38. > :37:42.asked, is any reason why I cannot award this try. He is not going to

:37:42. > :37:51.see anything from that footage that will enable him not to award the

:37:51. > :37:57.try, as we see it going over. The benefit of the doubt given, it will

:37:57. > :38:01.go to the try scorer. Jamie Heaslip had a quiet start to the season, not

:38:01. > :38:08.a particularly distinguished six Nations but he has come back in

:38:08. > :38:13.flying style and has earned himself a second Lions tour. Excellent work

:38:13. > :38:22.by Devin Toner. He latched on early and added his considerable weight to

:38:22. > :38:29.the proceedings. The trial has been awarded. Leinster moved nine points

:38:29. > :38:32.ahead. Add Joe Schmidt looks very relieved. That relief is

:38:32. > :38:38.understandable given that Ulster looks to have captured the momentum

:38:38. > :38:48.in this game and what a stinging riposte from Leinster, Jimmy he's

:38:48. > :38:49.

:38:49. > :38:59.the glowing -- finishing the season of. -- Jamie Heaslip finishing the

:38:59. > :38:59.

:38:59. > :39:09.season off. Leinster, having lost three successive Pro12 finals, are

:39:09. > :39:26.

:39:26. > :39:32.in no mood to make it a quartet of so no conversion. Nine points

:39:32. > :39:42.between them, it is still doable for Ulster with 16 minutes Rimini. It

:39:42. > :39:43.

:39:43. > :39:50.was O'Driscoll, who else? Isaac Boss has been outstanding. Robbie Diack

:39:50. > :40:00.has left the field and Henderson has come on. Wearing number 19. Michael

:40:00. > :40:09.

:40:09. > :40:13.Allen, as well, for Ulster. The referee giving advantage to Ulster.

:40:13. > :40:18.Stuart Olding is the man who has gone off injured. Jared Payne is

:40:18. > :40:28.moving into the centre. We'll Darren Cave moved to the inside centre? We

:40:28. > :40:30.

:40:30. > :40:40.will have two wait-and-see. -- we'll Darren Cave move. Still time for

:40:40. > :41:05.

:41:05. > :41:12.Ulster. Dan Tuohy. Off to North Payne. Not forward by Ulster, the

:41:12. > :41:17.referee playing advantage to Leinster. There was a look of

:41:17. > :41:24.frustration on the face of Tommy Bowe. He has not been able to get

:41:24. > :41:29.any kind of ball into any kind of space to show how good he is.

:41:29. > :41:33.going lateral. Tommy trying to straighten it but excellent

:41:33. > :41:41.defensive work by Leinster. You feel at Ulster need to score a try at

:41:41. > :41:51.this juncture. Penalties may not be enough. They need a converted try

:41:51. > :42:31.

:42:31. > :42:37.and a penalty to win this. Or ten by Jamie Heaslip. Looks like he is

:42:37. > :42:44.now enjoying himself. Kevin McLaughlin. As it was, who has been

:42:44. > :42:52.outstanding for Leinster. O'Driscoll. Dan Tuohy. The ball

:42:52. > :43:01.comes back from O'Driscoll. Leo Cullen, the oldest man on the park

:43:01. > :43:11.at 35. His third decade playing for Leinster. Leinster looking like a

:43:11. > :43:11.

:43:11. > :43:21.side well in control. Good work I stress. Ian Madigan tackled by Jared

:43:21. > :43:25.

:43:25. > :43:31.Payne. Cian Healy, into Tom Court. The Leinster control of the ball is

:43:31. > :43:39.exemplary at the moment. Devin Toner. Gets his big frame to the

:43:39. > :43:47.ground and gives away the penalty. Has to go into the corner by Ulster.

:43:47. > :43:50.Within range but you feel it is time to take more speculative options and

:43:50. > :43:59.kick the comic you should be somewhere between five and 15 metres

:43:59. > :44:02.it from the try line to get something moving from a line-out.

:44:02. > :44:05.Ruan Pienaar has decided that three points in the bag might be the

:44:05. > :44:13.ticket and it is the toughest kicky has faced on this glorious afternoon

:44:14. > :44:23.in Dublin. He has landed five from five so far. And Ulster fans will be

:44:24. > :45:00.

:45:00. > :45:08.thinking, this is no time to start has to be one of the kicks of the

:45:08. > :45:13.season. Is it good enough to propel Ulster to victory? Leinster have

:45:13. > :45:22.almost gone straight back. Have you seen a better kick? Under such

:45:22. > :45:32.pressure that was by no means easy. He made it look easy and has

:45:32. > :45:34.

:45:34. > :45:43.restored the 6-point margin. O'Driscoll, who I think we are all

:45:43. > :45:53.delighted to say we'll be playing again next year, Pienaar inside his

:45:53. > :45:54.

:45:54. > :45:59.22. That has taken them well into Leinster territory. They need a

:45:59. > :46:09.converted try to win this game, Ulster. Two penalties would draw the

:46:09. > :46:09.

:46:09. > :46:19.game. P now and Jackson are playing particularly well today. -- Ruan

:46:19. > :46:34.

:46:34. > :46:44.players of the season. McLaughlin thought he saw a bit of a gap, was

:46:44. > :47:00.

:47:00. > :47:04.expect Ulster to take their time here, Ruan Pienaar seeing how close

:47:04. > :47:14.he can get to that try-line. He will be looking to get at least around

:47:14. > :47:17.

:47:17. > :47:23.the 22 line. He struck it pretty nicely. This is the point where

:47:23. > :47:33.Jennings very nearly got through. Look at Cian Healy, what a mobile

:47:33. > :47:47.

:47:47. > :47:57.prop Paul he is. Eventually it was quickly, there are men out wide if

:47:57. > :48:22.

:48:22. > :48:25.they can get to them. Bruising run forward. Leinster scrum, time

:48:25. > :48:32.ticking away, seven and a half minutes remaining, six points

:48:32. > :48:38.between them. Thrilling stuff, Ulster in the right place on the

:48:38. > :48:42.pitch with possession. Williams, brushing defenders aside, trying to

:48:42. > :48:52.make that ball available for the offload will stop taking it to

:48:52. > :48:58.

:48:58. > :49:06.ground on that occasion. Still time left, Ulster will be thinking. Tom

:49:06. > :49:14.Court is showing the effects of the physicality of this match. He is

:49:14. > :49:24.going off, Callum Black is coming on. Quinn Roux, number 19, is coming

:49:24. > :49:25.

:49:25. > :49:31.on in place of Devin Toner. A lot of very very tired men out there but

:49:31. > :49:37.the fans will never tire of watching the men in blue or the men in white,

:49:37. > :49:47.although they will have to wait until next season. Chief executive

:49:47. > :49:50.

:49:50. > :50:00.Mick Dawson will be a very happy possession now, they will not want

:50:00. > :50:01.

:50:02. > :50:11.to concede it. They will get forward into macros and three s. -- in twos

:50:12. > :50:31.

:50:31. > :50:37.minutes. A solid scrum from Ulster, good option. It is the small

:50:37. > :50:44.margins. Leinster would have felt in control in possession. He takes the

:50:44. > :50:50.right option, good infield, another forward runner. Now it is Ulster

:50:50. > :51:00.with an opportunity as the clock ticks away. Ulster are throwing

:51:00. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:21.they know that time is on their side. Leinster making a

:51:21. > :51:31.substitution, or a replacement I should say, Jamie Hagan is coming on

:51:31. > :51:31.

:51:31. > :51:34.at tight-head prop. That should be fun and games. They will be looking

:51:35. > :51:40.at their shins for this scrum, seeing if they can make that

:51:40. > :51:46.incision. Everything hanging in the balance as we get close to the last

:51:46. > :51:51.five minutes. A little update on the Dylan Hartley situation, it is a

:51:51. > :51:58.minimum of six weeks for abusing the referee. I am told that the referee

:51:58. > :52:08.at Twickenham had already warned him about his conduct, so if he gets six

:52:08. > :52:12.

:52:12. > :52:22.weeks there will be no Lions tour converted try would win this game

:52:22. > :52:34.

:52:34. > :52:44.have regained possession. They wanted it quicker than that. Good

:52:44. > :53:03.

:53:03. > :53:06.work by Allen. John Afoa is battling has led the side since he arrived.

:53:06. > :53:11.You think Ruan Pienaar is looking how deep he can kick this into

:53:12. > :53:21.opposition territory. Talking about going for the three points but

:53:22. > :53:22.

:53:22. > :53:32.sanity prevails with the clock ticking. Not a bad kick, right on

:53:32. > :53:51.

:53:51. > :54:01.the 22. Nick Williams took the wish him good fortune on the Lions

:54:01. > :54:14.

:54:14. > :54:19.tour. Jack McGrath comes on. Will he be a double winner with Leinster?

:54:19. > :54:24.They can hardly hear the line-out call, there is such a noise at the

:54:24. > :54:34.RBS. It has been a monumental battle, not wonderful rugby but what

:54:34. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :55:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:55:17. > :55:27.Ulster now, but can Leinster hold alt? -- alt. Leinster get the

:55:27. > :55:34.

:55:34. > :55:37.penalty. That may be Ulster's last chance. They recycled the ball

:55:37. > :55:47.through multiple phases and that should be enough to wind the clock

:55:47. > :55:54.

:55:54. > :55:59.The Ulster fans are not happy that Jonny Sexton is in no rush, but you

:55:59. > :56:05.can't really blame him. Unless Ulster can produce something very

:56:05. > :56:15.special in the next minute and a bit, Leinster, having lost the

:56:15. > :56:18.

:56:18. > :56:28.finals in 2010 and the next two years, are going to win their first

:56:28. > :56:28.

:56:28. > :57:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds

:57:42. > :57:50.says play on. Brian O'Driscoll pops it up. No, it was Fergus McFadden.

:57:50. > :57:57.McFadden again. 80 minutes have gone. Desperate times for Ulster.

:57:57. > :58:04.O'Driscoll kicks it into touch and Ireland's greatest player of the

:58:04. > :58:09.modern era will have the final say on this game. Ulster's errors cost

:58:09. > :58:15.them dear. They came back and one point were within points of Leinster

:58:15. > :58:19.but the men in blue, arguably the best team in Europe. They have

:58:19. > :58:27.deservedly won this game and what a great send-off, not just to Jonny

:58:27. > :58:34.Sexton after France, not just to Isa Nacewa of two retirement, but the

:58:34. > :58:44.Joe Schmidt, after greater things with Ireland. -- off to retirement.

:58:44. > :58:45.

:58:45. > :58:52.No objective observer would begrudge Joe Root this double. -- Joe

:58:52. > :58:57.Schmidt. Jonny Sexton, may not be the last time he plays in a blue

:58:57. > :59:01.jersey but certainly for the next couple of years. Leinster will be

:59:01. > :59:07.very satisfied at the way they have finished this season. Ulster will be

:59:07. > :59:17.massively disappointed. Ultimately, just too much collective experience

:59:17. > :59:24.within the Leicester side. It was a hard game, a game that from

:59:24. > :59:30.Ulster's point of view contained too many errors. Johann Muller, who has

:59:30. > :59:33.captained Ulster splendidly in the last couple of seasons, today, on

:59:33. > :59:39.his 50th occasion, will be bitterly disappointed. When he came from

:59:39. > :59:43.South Africa he said that the Ulster team were operating on about 40%.

:59:43. > :59:53.They are still not 100%, if they get there they will be very hard to

:59:53. > :00:03.beat. The better side has been Leinster. Jamie Heaslip and his

:00:03. > :00:05.

:00:05. > :00:09.second Lions tour. -- off on his. The men that matter will be there

:00:09. > :00:15.for some time to come and the fans waving blue flags will be delighted

:00:15. > :00:21.to keep supporting their Leinster side. Ulster will come again, but

:00:21. > :00:29.this is a man who has saw Leinster to two trophies, European glory last

:00:29. > :00:33.week and Pro12 glory this week. Joe Schmidt, good luck, says everyone.

:00:33. > :00:41.Glorious day at the RDS, Ulster did their bit but the error can't let

:00:41. > :00:51.them down and they have lost to a very good Leinster side. 18-24. --

:00:51. > :00:52.

:00:52. > :01:00.error kind. It was a compelling Cup Final, bruising, exciting and what a

:01:00. > :01:04.send-off for the Leinster coach, Joe Schmidt quest Mark -- Joe Schmidt?

:01:04. > :01:09.Everything we expected and more. Very good side is going head-to-head

:01:09. > :01:13.and producing the goods, discipline is what cost Ulster but they can be

:01:13. > :01:18.free pride of their performance. There was not a lot between the

:01:18. > :01:22.teams, it came down to the penalty count and those first ten minutes

:01:22. > :01:32.from Ulster when they did not come out of the blocks at the beginning.

:01:32. > :01:32.

:01:32. > :01:36.Let's hear from Shane Jennings. 175 cup. Pretty special, to be honest.

:01:36. > :01:44.Such a huge amount of credit to Ulster, they played unbelievably all

:01:44. > :01:50.season. After getting to overdose chilling this year, we were not

:01:50. > :01:53.happy, so it was it tough game and a lot of credit has to go to them for

:01:53. > :02:00.a great season but I am obviously delighted for what has happened with

:02:00. > :02:05.us. Isa Nacewa, Johnny Sexton and Joe Schmidt? Three important people

:02:05. > :02:08.in the club going but they are not the only lads moving on, lots of

:02:08. > :02:13.people have been involved over this year as certain as I played and have

:02:13. > :02:17.not been on the pitch today, lots of guys in the stands have contributed.

:02:17. > :02:25.There is a good 40 or 50 Lanci have put in the effort so it is this

:02:25. > :02:29.massive squad effort. -- so it is a massive squad effort. Shane

:02:29. > :02:35.Jennings, the match and his first-half try which held Leinster

:02:35. > :02:38.secure that factory. We both agree, Shane Jennings was outstanding today

:02:39. > :02:43.and then Sean O'Brien was out of the running order, it often happens that

:02:43. > :02:47.the man who comes in as a storm and I thought he was very eventful

:02:47. > :02:54.chilling the breakdown but we saw him carrying the ball as well and he

:02:54. > :02:59.was very impressive and he deserves his award. Joe Schmidt is a

:02:59. > :03:05.forensic, meticulous coach who certainly did his own work today?

:03:05. > :03:10.does, he came from Clermont with that same knowledge, friends, he

:03:10. > :03:13.worked it would Ulster were going to do and their attack X and Leinster

:03:13. > :03:18.looked as though they were wobbling in the second half and Ulster had

:03:18. > :03:24.more of the ball and were using the wind but the likes of Jennings and

:03:24. > :03:27.Colin, Heaslip, they were able to get back into this and slow the game

:03:27. > :03:36.down and it was whenever Ulster looked like they were coming into

:03:36. > :03:41.it. Let's hear from the wedding coach. His 77th win. What a record!

:03:41. > :03:48.Two trophies in seven days, is this the send-off you were trimming of?

:03:48. > :03:53.Just relief, to be honest, still a little bit early and those last few

:03:53. > :03:59.minutes were nerve wracking, to say the least. Tribute goes to Ulster,

:03:59. > :04:06.they made a dramatic? They made a dramatic, I was delighted with our

:04:06. > :04:11.defence and was fantastic to keep them without any try, but you cannot

:04:11. > :04:15.keep them on that score with Ruan Pienaar. I think he is a super

:04:15. > :04:25.player for them and we just know the discipline had to be good.

:04:25. > :04:31.Cullen? Come on in. Is this the send-off you were hoping for?

:04:31. > :04:34.amazing, the Ulster fans as well, incredible. Very similar to

:04:34. > :04:39.Twickenham last year and on a smaller scale but it is rarely great

:04:39. > :04:42.for us being at home to give the guys this send-off, it has been

:04:42. > :04:47.amazing three years and it was pretty tight but there are but we

:04:47. > :04:54.just held on. A good old-fashioned dogfight? Absolutely, every time we

:04:54. > :05:00.looked like we got in front, Ulster clawed back and we just could not

:05:00. > :05:05.get ahead of them and the game is just a bit of a blur but we are

:05:05. > :05:09.delighted with the win and a lot of the guys are moving on and it is

:05:09. > :05:15.great to make the last two weeks for a special. Days we will remember at

:05:15. > :05:21.the RDS. Time for the official presentation, Ulster gave it their

:05:21. > :05:31.all today but they finish runners-up after an enthralling Pro12 season.

:05:31. > :05:36.

:05:36. > :05:43.Pienaar and the rest of the Ulster squad getting their runners-up

:05:43. > :05:48.medals, looking disconsolate. One wonders what will happen to Rory

:05:48. > :05:52.Best and the man at the end of that particular line-up is Andy Irvine,

:05:52. > :06:00.the chairman of the Lions and the Chief Executive of the Lions and

:06:00. > :06:05.also of Celtic rugby. Chris Henry comes through, Callum Black, who

:06:05. > :06:08.finished in every squad this season. You can see their disappointment,

:06:08. > :06:17.they have a lock to look forward to next season. Mike McComish, Paul

:06:17. > :06:23.Marshall, two players who did not get on. Hartley has been suspended

:06:23. > :06:27.for giving some serious abuse to the referee. And a red card at. It could

:06:27. > :06:35.be a very hefty suspension. Nick Williams, double winner of Player of

:06:35. > :06:41.the Year. He has been very influential. Tommy Bowe, I am sure

:06:41. > :06:48.he hasn't dried his first season back at Ravenhill and more to come.

:06:48. > :06:52.Only a boy? Certainly, there is a lot of rugby left in that man and

:06:52. > :06:57.this team and at times like this, losing the final, there is nothing

:06:57. > :07:01.but disappointment and they will be any reflect the mood to assess just

:07:01. > :07:06.how far they have moved forward and at the moment it will just be the

:07:06. > :07:10.pain of defeat, and these Ulster supporters have turned up and it

:07:10. > :07:17.will continue to support them next season and there is plenty of reason

:07:17. > :07:22.for optimism with Ulster rugby. lost three successive finals and

:07:22. > :07:28.Leinster, at long last, have made the Pro12 Trophy their own. This man

:07:28. > :07:32.has a unique race in the history of northern hemisphere rugby, the only

:07:32. > :07:40.captain to lift the Heineken Cup on three occasions, getting lots of

:07:40. > :07:46.hugs from the rest of the squad and what a squad it is, losing nephew.

:07:46. > :07:52.Cian Healy going nowhere, except for the Lions. Andy Irvine. Heading for

:07:52. > :07:57.the Lions. And Strauss and Toner. But these Leinster fans were in

:07:57. > :08:01.ecstasy last week and will be even more so this week because they lost

:08:01. > :08:11.twice to Ulster in the proper league, edition and they were

:08:11. > :08:12.

:08:12. > :08:16.determined to put one over on their oldest interprovincial rivals. Ian

:08:16. > :08:23.Madigan with a much more sensible haircut. What a great man he has

:08:23. > :08:30.been for Leinster and Irish rugby. Andrew Conway. Isaac Boss, in behind

:08:30. > :08:34.him. What a player he has been. We were just hearing, somebody just

:08:34. > :08:39.five minutes before kick-off said that Rob Kearney had a slightly

:08:39. > :08:49.tight hamstring and they did not want to risk him. Kevin McLaughlin.

:08:49. > :08:50.

:08:51. > :08:56.Sean Cronin. There is a man who I am delighted to say is fit again. What

:08:56. > :09:03.more can be said about O'Driscoll? Quinn Roux had his injury problems

:09:03. > :09:13.this season. And for the very last time in the blue of Leinster, unless

:09:13. > :09:16.

:09:16. > :09:20.he were a two bed, and listen to the cried. EISA Nacewa! Jamie Heaslip,

:09:20. > :09:23.the arid skipper throughout the six Nations. He had to give way to the

:09:23. > :09:28.man who has been an outstanding skipper for the boys in blue, Leo

:09:28. > :09:32.Cullen. It was talking to his father, Frank, just before kick-off

:09:32. > :09:42.and he was slightly nervous. Understandably so. Jennings gets to

:09:42. > :09:46.

:09:46. > :09:51.left! -- left. And Leinster are the Rabo Direct Pro12 champions for the

:09:51. > :09:56.2012-2013 season. Ulster made them work all the way. But there was no

:09:57. > :10:03.doubt, this side really deserve this accolade. They set the benchmark

:10:03. > :10:08.throughout Europe in recent seasons and one wonders how they will do

:10:08. > :10:15.under their new coach as Joe Schmidt moves to ardent, hoping to bring

:10:15. > :10:18.some of this Leinster flare and organisation to Ireland. It is a

:10:18. > :10:25.potent mix and he has in respect of all the players from the provinces,

:10:25. > :10:30.he is very highly regarded throughout. They have all said what

:10:30. > :10:33.a nice man he is, but an astute rugby coach as well. Leinster have

:10:33. > :10:41.peaked at the right time this season, they have delivered the

:10:41. > :10:46.silverware, disappointed with the Heineken Cup but they have salvaged

:10:46. > :10:53.something and they have made this a blue ribbon event. One or two of

:10:53. > :11:03.those boys look like they have not got a lot of champagne in their diet

:11:03. > :11:04.

:11:04. > :11:08.but they thoroughly deserved. Champagne celebrations for Leinster

:11:08. > :11:14.and as the team said, let's hope that Joe Schmidt can bring some of

:11:14. > :11:17.that success into the Irish international set-up, and certainly

:11:17. > :11:20.these will be difficult pictures for Ulster fans to watch but when Joe

:11:20. > :11:30.Schmidt becomes the Ireland coach, they will be hoping he can bring bad

:11:30. > :11:35.Midas touch. Let us hear from the Ulster hooker, Rory Best. Another

:11:35. > :11:40.dramatic, disappointing game? Whenever you get to this stage of

:11:40. > :11:45.the season, we made our plans clear at the start of the season, we

:11:45. > :11:50.wanted to win something and anything else would be failed and I think, as

:11:50. > :11:54.per usual, you can never fault the effort, at times we lacked accuracy

:11:54. > :11:59.and discipline was very poor and when you play the top sides, in

:11:59. > :12:07.finals, that'll be the difference and ultimately, we gifted them 12

:12:07. > :12:12.points. We lost the game by six so that sums up the game but it also

:12:12. > :12:15.shows how good Leinster are because if you give them a chance, they came

:12:15. > :12:20.away with four different scorers and ultimately that is the difference.

:12:20. > :12:24.It is very hard to take. But you have to give credit to those boys,

:12:25. > :12:29.they are so accurate and that is where you want to be but it does not

:12:29. > :12:33.make it any easier. Is that what you can learn from today? There comes a

:12:33. > :12:36.point when you have two stop learning and obviously you always

:12:36. > :12:41.want to be learning at getting better but when it comes to big

:12:41. > :12:46.games, we cannot say we need to do this and that, that is not a case of

:12:46. > :12:49.fronting up, we need to be more strict eyes and we got outplayed

:12:49. > :12:54.today by a team that were much more streetwise in the breakdown and I

:12:54. > :13:01.don't think they can infringe any less, they were just smarter.

:13:01. > :13:05.tight calls from the referee? that'll be the case in any big game

:13:05. > :13:09.and they are more strict eyes and they get away with more.

:13:09. > :13:13.Personally, I thought we could not fault the referee, it was a good

:13:13. > :13:18.game, it was the final and it was tough and we have a lot of broken

:13:18. > :13:27.bodies of their but ultimately, we lost at ourselves by being outplayed

:13:27. > :13:31.in the breakdown. Dylan Hartley giving the straight red card and

:13:31. > :13:36.that six-week ban will mean he will not travel with the Lions. What

:13:36. > :13:41.would it mean for you to comment? is hard working to have lost this

:13:41. > :13:45.game and it is hard to focus on anything else. It is hard to say we

:13:45. > :13:51.are a better side than we showed today because we have shown a lot of

:13:51. > :13:58.great rugby but ultimately, we were per on the breakdown and everything

:13:58. > :14:05.else is a sideshow. We have 35, 40 hurt boys and management and that is

:14:05. > :14:15.what we are focusing on at the moment. Bully breast, -- Rory Best,

:14:15. > :14:19.battled -- battered and bruised. I suppose he is right, it will be time

:14:19. > :14:24.for Ulster to actually deliver on the big stage? As far as post-budget

:14:24. > :14:30.interviews go, that is one of the best, he nailed it superbly,

:14:30. > :14:32.absolutely right, you lost this on the breakdown, Leinster were more

:14:32. > :14:37.streetwise and Shane Jennings is the man of the match and there is a

:14:37. > :14:42.reason, he knows how to play. Ulster will be bitterly disappointed that

:14:43. > :14:46.he knows they can take heart from this and he also highlighted that

:14:46. > :14:55.learning, there comes a point when you have to stop saying that, Ulster

:14:55. > :14:59.have been in enough big games and they have to produce. Ulster did

:14:59. > :15:06.give Leinster points and opportunities today. Absolutely

:15:06. > :15:14.opportunities today. Absolutely right. Leinster took their chances

:15:14. > :15:21.in the first half with the wind and Ulster did not really. In the second

:15:21. > :15:25.half they weren't able to put the final nail into it. The blue hand of

:15:25. > :15:30.God, Brian O'Driscoll, a bit quiet today but fantastic news that he has

:15:30. > :15:37.signed another year to play in Ireland. I'm sure that Joe Schmidt

:15:37. > :15:45.has had something to do with that. He is a fantastic player, and

:15:45. > :15:50.sometimes his presence on the pitch, just organising. We talked

:15:50. > :15:54.about the senior players. He is one of the guys who puts his hand up,

:15:54. > :16:04.has a calming word, takes the sting out of the situation. Let's hear

:16:04. > :16:07.

:16:07. > :16:17.from Ulster coach Mark Anscombe. Rory Best talked about accuracy

:16:17. > :16:17.

:16:17. > :16:22.being the problem. You want to get into the game and the first two

:16:22. > :16:32.minutes, two penalties. Then we were behind for the whole game. That set

:16:32. > :16:33.

:16:33. > :16:39.the scene. I thought some of the decisions were pretty tough, I can't

:16:39. > :16:46.argue with what we were getting done for but I think some should have

:16:46. > :16:56.gone the other way. It is just the fine detail that costs you the

:16:56. > :16:59.

:16:59. > :17:09.finals. It must hurt that there was only a score in it. Absolutely. We

:17:09. > :17:10.

:17:10. > :17:18.have to learn from this, make sure that we bounce back from this. We

:17:18. > :17:28.have come a long way and we could and should have beaten the best team

:17:28. > :17:32.

:17:32. > :17:39.of the contest. What can the younger players learn from this? The key is

:17:39. > :17:49.discipline. We have been hurting ourselves with our discipline. We

:17:49. > :17:49.

:17:49. > :17:52.gave away quite a bit. Thanks for your time. Ulster got themselves

:17:52. > :18:00.within four points but Leinster were clinical and this is how they did

:18:00. > :18:03.it. Once they got within five yards of a line they were collective, the

:18:03. > :18:11.unity was very strong. They were patient and they had too much power

:18:11. > :18:15.in the end. Ulster had try scoring opportunities but were just not able

:18:15. > :18:22.to finish things off. Leinster played the referee in a much better

:18:22. > :18:28.fashion. I thought in the second-half Ulster did very very

:18:28. > :18:33.well. For the first 15, 20 minutes they really dominating. They needed

:18:33. > :18:41.to keep possession and keep chipping away. Ruan Pienaar was exceptional

:18:41. > :18:46.and he was not going to miss anything. Once Leinster got the try,

:18:46. > :18:53.they changed their style of play, started keeping it tight, they were

:18:53. > :18:58.more patient and held onto the ball to try to wear the time away.

:18:58. > :19:05.to Ulster, who made a real game of this. Joe Schmidt said his

:19:05. > :19:12.overriding emotion was one of relief. Ulster have been a good team

:19:12. > :19:17.for a year and a half. They are continuing to learn, there are a lot

:19:17. > :19:21.of young players in there, and we can see the make-up of the squad is

:19:21. > :19:28.touring this summer, how many Ulster guys are there. People learn from

:19:28. > :19:32.this but eventually that will have to get across. A lot of people at

:19:32. > :19:40.home will say the referee was too harsh on Ulster at the breakdown.

:19:40. > :19:45.What is your analysis of that, Bryn? If you tear apart at every incident

:19:45. > :19:48.I'm sure you could find mistakes by the referee. But at the end of the

:19:48. > :19:53.day you have to still play the referee and Leinster did it better

:19:53. > :20:00.today. The other thing I will add, Ulster have moved on but Leinster

:20:00. > :20:06.are one of the top sides in European rugby. I would put them in the same

:20:06. > :20:12.league as too long. Ulster have not come away with any silverware this

:20:12. > :20:17.year but they have made that progression. Going back to the

:20:17. > :20:22.referee in, he laid down the law quite clearly at the start of the

:20:22. > :20:26.game. Players have to listen to him. Ulster have not learned as the game

:20:26. > :20:33.has gone on and in the second half they were guilty of giving away soft

:20:34. > :20:38.penalties. Bryn is right, you can analyse and make an assertion for

:20:38. > :20:45.both teams in terms of decisions that should have gone the other way

:20:45. > :20:53.but at the end of the day you have to listen. Both teams received a

:20:53. > :20:55.yellow card in the second half. think both rightly so. This was one

:20:56. > :21:04.call we were finding it hard to ascertain what the problem was.

:21:04. > :21:14.Robbie Diack, I thought, had a very good game. Paddy Jackson, wonderful

:21:14. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:26.break. He grabbed him by the collar. The yellow card is kind of

:21:26. > :21:36.cancelled each other out. They did. Ruan Pienaar kicked the three points

:21:36. > :21:45.and the crowd behind us... quickly as Ulster turned beam over

:21:45. > :21:50.-- turned them over, there was another penalty. You felt like the

:21:50. > :21:55.momentum of the game was starting to change. That was the unfortunate

:21:55. > :22:02.thing, that Ulster got the momentum going at that stage. Let's hear from

:22:02. > :22:10.Brian O'Driscoll. You have had some special days in

:22:10. > :22:15.the blue shirt. How does this rank? It is great. It means an awful lot

:22:15. > :22:25.to us. Over the last three years we have got to the final hurdle and

:22:25. > :22:26.

:22:26. > :22:30.fallen. It is a relief, I suppose. A great thing to send the boys off. We

:22:30. > :22:40.sent them off on a winning note. To get the first double this club has

:22:40. > :22:43.

:22:43. > :22:48.had. The scoreboard, 18-24, Ulster have been the best team in the

:22:48. > :22:55.competition and on the day we beat them. It might have been a different

:22:55. > :22:58.story at Ravenhill, but always great games against Ulster. Is Ruan

:22:58. > :23:03.Pienaar's accuracy the key to success. Yes, we really have

:23:03. > :23:09.accuracy with the ball and I think that has been hugely important to

:23:09. > :23:16.us. Now you are allowed to think about the lines. Are you looking

:23:16. > :23:19.forward to it? Yes, it is a big relief that everybody has come

:23:19. > :23:27.through unscathed. I look forward to a few pints tonight and then early

:23:27. > :23:32.flight out to London to get stuck in. Cheers.

:23:32. > :23:37.No rest for the wicked. Brian O'Driscoll no doubt will be an

:23:37. > :23:45.influential player. It could see Rory Best getting a call-up after

:23:45. > :23:49.the yellow -- red card for Dylan Hartley. I think it will be just

:23:49. > :23:57.reward. Further afield people will agree it was an odd decision not

:23:57. > :24:07.having Rory Best there. Dylan Hartley is an ill disciplined

:24:07. > :24:09.

:24:09. > :24:14.character. You need people who will not put the squad in jeopardy.

:24:14. > :24:21.were talking about Ulster not taking advantage of them momentum but they

:24:21. > :24:26.did show some fantastic chances. half-time they knew they had to come

:24:26. > :24:36.up with something special in the second half. Ruan Pienaar had a

:24:36. > :24:38.

:24:38. > :24:44.great run and chase. Who is the second man there but Rory Best? He

:24:44. > :24:54.is a contender for man of the match. Ruan Pienaar again showing his pure

:24:54. > :24:55.

:24:55. > :24:58.class. He never looked like he was going to miss. The television

:24:58. > :25:06.pictures are not conclusive about whether this kick went behind a flag

:25:06. > :25:13.not. Very hard to tell, you could argue for or against. Leinster,

:25:13. > :25:19.again, very clinical in the Ulster 22. Whenever you go to the video

:25:19. > :25:29.referee it is hard to see clearly it is a try but you have no hesitation

:25:29. > :25:37.to say that the momentum and the angle, it would have gone in.

:25:37. > :25:40.up Ulster's season for me. No trophies but they have moved on.

:25:40. > :25:45.was all about silverware this year so they will be very disappointed.

:25:45. > :25:49.They will agree it was a very good campaign and they just let

:25:49. > :25:57.themselves down against Saracens. Apart from that one slip they can be

:25:57. > :26:05.very proud of their performance. Lots to build on. Yes, we have seen

:26:05. > :26:08.the emergence of Iain Henderson, several players coming into the

:26:08. > :26:14.equation. They are in improving but still we would like to season and

:26:14. > :26:22.result. Let's hope that Joe Schmidt's success rubs off on this

:26:22. > :26:31.Irish team. I think he will be a great acquisition for Ireland.

:26:31. > :26:35.is the one difference between him and a lot of many other countries.

:26:35. > :26:45.He will leave no stone unturned trying to turn around Ulster

:26:45. > :26:55.

:26:55. > :27:01.fortunes. Our big weekend of sport season. Ulster did not do quite