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Published 14:20 24 Apr 2017 BST
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Saracens will now face Clermont in the final, after the French side defeated Leinster in a cracking contest on Sunday.
One thing to be noted from the weekend, was the extraordinary support which turned out for both semi-finals, with over 90,000 tickets being sold between the two games.
Tickets were hard to come by on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium, with social media ablaze with people scouting for tickets to the game.
But this wasn't a worry to Ciaran O'Toole and his father Seamus from Tipperary, who had secured their tickets in advance and had arranged to collect them in Dublin, prior to the match.
Unfortunately for them, an accident on the M7 meant that the carrier of their tickets was delayed in traffic, which resulted in Ciaran and Seamus being stranded outside the stadium.
The pair waited frantically, right up until kick-off where they sat outside the Aviva and could hear the crowd roaring as referee Romain Poite blew the whistle for the start of the game.
Step forward Mick Galwey.
The provincial legend, along with former Ireland and Munster star David Wallace, was making his way into the stadium around the time of kick-off.
Galwey spotted Ciaran and Seamus looking rather forlorn outside the venue and approached them. Upon hearing their plight, he whipped two tickets for the game from his pocket and presented them to Ciaran and his father.
Speaking to SportsJOE, Ciaran said:
"He handed the tickets to us and went on his merry way. "Pity about the result but the kindness of Gallimh made it a bit easier bear. Thanks Mick."Mick Galwey, take a bow. A legend both on and off the field.
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