Player of the match Ryan Baird speaking to TG4: "It's quite surreal it has been a long time coming to win a trophy with this team in front of a full stadium, last time we won a trophy was during Covid. When the whistle went I took a moment and thought 'let's go'.

The Bulls were shut out, shut down and shut up by a Leinster team masquerading as the Ireland national team. And the Dubliners did it from the first minute. They smashed the Bulls back in every aspect of the game and 80 minutes later, the Bulls had not fashioned one single attacking movement comprising more than four phases.

Bulls captain Ruan Nortjé (centre) gave credit to Leinster for outplaying them in every facet of the URC final. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Bulls captain Ruan Nortjé and coach Jake White gave credit to Leinster for outplaying them in every respect during their United Rugby Championship final in Dublin on Saturday.