The Lions' unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt end this afternoon as they fell 24 - 6 to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster player ratings: Leinster delivered an impressive performance in front of the 18,000 or so fans packed in the Aviva, showcasing flashes of brilliance in attack while keeping the Lions’ threats at bay for most of the game.
Phil Dowson's men are England's standard-bearers and play an attacking style which is so brilliantly marketable for the league.
Obano was sent off with almost an hour of the final left to play for a high tackle on Juarno Augustus which referee Christophe Ridley said presented a high level of danger with no mitigation.
Bath Rugby came agonisingly close to a first-ever Premiership title as they fell 25 - 21 to the Northampton Saints. Losing loosehead prop Beno Obano to a red card in the 21st minute did not deter Johan van Graan's side from having a real crack at the Saints.
The Sharks were seen off on a 31-23 scoreline at The Rec and the reaction from Bath, who are chasing a first league title since 1996, has been to name an unchanged 23 for the final versus Northampton.
Bath blew away an understrength Northampton 43-12 in their last outing on May 18 to clinch second place on the table and secure a knockout-stage fixture at The Rec.
Bath have confirmed that Johannes Jonker, Juan Schoeman, Kieran Verden, and Max Wright will leave the club at the end of the season.
For a player that stands at 1.96 metres and weighs 112 kgs, Bath flanker Ted Hill showed to the rest of Europe that he can shift on Saturday.