Sexton had a terrific 1st half, including dropping that cracking goal, but Rocky was good for the whole game and he ignited the Leinster comeback in the second half. If anything, I think he is even better than before he left our shores - his stepping in traffic, often from a standstill, is better than ever.
I thought Sexton was going to be a weakness when he had to sub for Contepomi who was injured in the semi and, sadly, missed the final, but he came through and good on him. Watch this space - with Contepomi moving onto Toulon next year Sexton will be the regular Leinster 10 in 2009/10 and will begin his campaign to get an Ireland RWC spot and to eventually replace ROG when his time is up.
For Leicester I thought that 12 Hipkiss' slashing runs, typical of his play in the HC semi and GP final, may have tipped the scale, but it was not to be.
It was a good game which was well refereed, and gripping in a way that is different to gripping games in the SH - in general - for example the high scoring semi at Loftus. I like both types of games.
Well done to Leinster. Their attack has been found wanting a bit this year but their defence has served them well.
