When the rainclouds converged over Glasgow yesterday morning, it looked like a blessing for Leinster. Both teams prefer a dry ball but the reigning champions are more adaptable to wretched conditions like this. Ultimately the champions’ superior power and control won them the game. Even with their work rate, and even with the downpour, this was still a high-quality decider, a fitting spectacle for this tournament’s record crowd. Two tries apiece and the result was in doubt going down the final stretch — how is it…

Source: The Times May 26, 2019 00:56 UTC