Ski goggles are de rigueur for post-final rugby celebrations these days, so it was no surprise when Jack Conan marched into the gloomy press conference room under the Hogan Stand with a pair dangling from his arm. The thought occurred: how many times have these Leinster players packed them in their gear-bags in hope of using them during their champagne moment, only to unpack them, unused, the next day in disappointment?