I can understand O'Brien's reaction but can't condone it. He'll probably be banned for the final. It's a shame for him because he's been awesome this season. Even in yesterday's game when I thought he was quiet, he carried for the most yards and made the most tackles of any Leinster player.

As pointed out by Joe Schmidt, Leinster have knocked out the top three teams in France and the top two teams in England. Among them are the current Heineken Cup champions, Premiership champions (and runner up) and the Top 14 champions. To win the final, they'll have to beat the French champions of two years ago (and runner up last year) or the top seeds in the knockout stages and Amlin Cup winners of two season ago. To be the best, you have to beat the best and it's hard to deny Leinster deserve to be where they are based on who they've knocked out so far.