As game-changing moments go, this was a big one.
88 minutes in the Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon, and nine minutes into extra time, Leinster were 18-15 down but playing with an extra man.
Ian Madigan – believing he needed to stretch the Toulon defence – tried a looping, cut-out pass that Bryan Habana gobbled up. He claimed the ball on the run and raced free for an intercept try.
Leigh Halfpenny converted and the score, all of a sudden, was 25-15.
Sean O’Brien heaved over for a late try but the comeback fell short and Toulon won 25-20.
Interviewed by Sky Sports, post-match, Habana says he will give the match ball pride of place in his château in the south of France.
