There is an average 5.4 selection changes between the final game of an Irish coach and the opener of his successor

Joe Schmidt’s side limp home with bonus point after poor performance at the Stadio Olimpico

Patsakorn Kidd’s stunning first-half try the highlight at Donnybrook

Victory over defending champions Toulouse away proved a seminal moment in team’s development

It’s fleeting but being together in a trophy-winning dressing room will be cherished forever

Parallels with 2009 abound and leaders from that campaign should give side the edge

Leinster and Munster have thrived as regions struggled in the continental wilderness

Former number eight played in all of Leinster’s quarter-finals up until last year

Fascinating thing was that the tighthead prop was the player chosen by Schmidt for key pass

21-year-old’s superb pace and try-scoring ability makes up for his defensive weaknesses

Nine years from Ireland’s second Grand Slam, Gavin Cummiskey looks at the class of 2009

But Brian O’Driscoll says players will be ‘100 per cent’ focused on the ultimate goal

Maturing winger believes communication is key to keeping Scotland at bay on Saturday

There’s not a player in Irish rugby akin to Zebo and his case should stand on its own merits

Ross is going under the knife, but counting backwards from 20 is causing problems

‘For our guys, if they have missed an opportunity because of the logistics, it is tough’

The festival gets a new set of directors for 2017

Battling defeat in Lyon can do for current side what Toulouse victory did for 2006 crop

Veterans of 2007 retain influence as Ireland’s first fully professional generation emerges

Leinster and Munster must both go to The Well on Saturday and not give an inch away