5 minutes to KO
Hello and welcome along to our coverage of the RaboDirect Pro12 final from the Royal Dublin Showground, as Leinster take on the high-flying Glasgow Warriors. With both sides in a rich vein of form, the coming 80 minutes promise to be quite a spectacle. For the home side, Matt O'Connor has opted for Mike Ross at tighthead instead of the lesser experienced Marty Moore, while Sean O'Brien must once again be content with a spot on the bench as he continues his return from injury. For Glasgow, the big headline is the absence of Lions utility back Stuart Hogg. With rumours rife of a disagreement with management, Hogg's future is in doubt and for now his fullback position is occupied by the impressive Peter Murchie. For us, the key man for Glasgow is Josh Strauss at the base of the scrum. A powerful operator, the giant South African provides valuable go forward and the likes of Healy, Ruddock and Heaslip will need to shut him down at source. Massive 80 minutes ahead, stick with us for commentary and analysis throughout.
How many times are ppl gonna say do it 4 bod today
Why isn't Hogg playing?
Townsend said he isn't selected cos murchie has played 8 of the last 9 wins and deserves to play more, u can't just select someone on rep... also he is still on contract so isn't out the door yet.
Was -5 Leinster all week ... Moved out to -6. Weather good. I'm still all over this.
Leinster to win and final nod to Bod!
Fell out with management is the rumour. On his way out the door by the sound of it
Anyone know why Hogg isn't playing?
Leinster by 10