FINAL SCORE:
LEINSTER 6 - 30 MUNSTER
80 mins: Munster reach their third final as O'Gara's conversion is the last action of the match.
Leinster 6 - 30 Munster
80 mins: With the game decided, it enters a lull period and Halstead capitalises on a Leinster mistake - this time a poor pass by Easterby - to run the length of the field to make the rout complete.
Leinster 6 - 28 Munster
78 mins: O'Gara adds the extras to his own try.
Leinster 6 - 23 Munster
77 mins: Munster burst through the line as O'Gara recieves from a Stringer pass and ghosts past Malcolm O'Kelly, with the help of a well aimed handoff, to touch down. He is swamped by adoring Munster fans.
Leinster 6 - 21 Munster
75 mins: Munster, down to 14 men, gain yards up the wing with Anthony Horgan riding a couple of tackles.
74 mins: Contepomi misses yet another kick as Leinster's chances of dragging the match back seem to drift away.
73 mins: Pucciariello sent to the sin bin for an infringement as Leinster attack. Leinster are awarded a penalty.
70 mins: Leinster looking more and more fluent through the phases as Blaney's pass just misses Heaslip with the line gaping.
69 mins: Contepomi puts over Leinster's first points of the second-half with an easy penalty.
Leinster 6 - 16 Munster
68 mins: Reggie Corrigan replaced by Ronan McCormack for Leinster.
67 mins: Leinster are starting to look dangerous, but another attack breaks down when Munster infringe. Leinster awarded a penalty.
67 mins: Contepomi has come more into the game, working hard with ball in hand. He breaks through the Munster line, gaining some yards and keeping possession.
66 mins: Another Leinster attack breaks down as Shane Horgan holds onto the ball on the ground.
65 mins: Rob Henderson is replaced by Tomás O'Leary for Munster. Henderson is in some distress with what appears to be an ankle injury.
64 mins: Awarded a penalty, Leinster take the quick tap and run for the line, but a forward pass breaks down the attack.
63 mins: A rare Leinster attack sees them hold possession through a number of phases.
60 mins: Munster's continue to try to push through for the try but Leinster breathe an audible sigh of relief when Jutge calls a knock-on and the ball is kicked down to the Munster ten metre line.
59 mins: Munster are hammering at the Leinster defence with first Foley, then O'Connell being pushed back by some stout defending.
58 mins: Munster take from the line-out and push for the try, but Leinster hold out with the ball just inches from the line. Referee Jutge awards a scrum.
57 mins: Munster start a maul from a line-out and Leinster's infringement results in a penalty for Munster. O'Gara chooses to go for touch.
56 mins: Jowett is replaced by Eric Miller for Leinster.
55 mins: Munster are in complete control of the game, Leinster failing to capitalise on the little possession they're getting.
54 mins: Munster win the line-out easily and another chance goes unexploited by Leinster.
53 mins: Contepomi finds touch within two metres of Munster's line with his best kick of the day.
51 mins: After a brief respite for Leinster, Munster return to pressurising the Leinster defence, battering them through phase after phase.
48 mins: Leinster awarded a penalty and Contepomi's kick seems to have secured three more points for Leinster, but rebounds off the post.
46 mins: The opportunity is lost as Leinster infringe before the line-out throw is even taken, and O'Gara kicks downfield for Munster.
45 mins: Another Munster knock-on, this time by Henderson, allows Leinster to gain more yards as they capitalise on scraps.
44 mins: A Flannery knock-on from another promising Munster attack relieves the pressure on Leinster and Keith Gleeson kicks downfield.
44 mins: Munster are holding possession and continually threatening the Leinster line, with the men in blue forced to make big tackles to stop their opponents. O'Driscoll stops Payne's run, but seems to have suffered a slight shoulder injury.
42 mins: Munster holding possession continue to go forward and Stringer's darting run is ended when he runs into referee Jutge, who awards a scrum.
41 mins: Leinster fail to throw straight into the line out and a scrum ensues.
40 mins: O'Gara receives after the restart, kicking straight into touch.
Half-time score: Leinster 3 - 16 Munster
40 mins: Contepomi's attempted kick to touch is the last action of the first half.
38 mins: Munster are awarded another penalty, but O'Gara only just misses a kick from the half-way point.
37 mins: Another Leinster attack is repulsed by solid Munster defending, this time Ian Dowling shining.
36 mins: Henderson embarks on a big run, turning defence into attack for Munster, but the men in red lose the ball five metres from the Leinster line.
35 mins: Contepomi tries a little kick-and-run but runs just ahead of the ball and loses possession.
33 mins: Even O'Driscoll looks to be off his game, with a too-high pass for Hickie flying into touch, with the line open for the Leinster winger.
32 mins: Leinster's attacking flair is being doused continually by stout Munster defending.
30 mins: Contepomi's confidence continues to disintegrate as he snatches badly at the kick, driving it well wide of the post.
29 mins: Leinster awarded a penalty after a good attack.
28 mins: O'Gara converts a difficult penalty with great ease.
Leinster 3 - 16 Munster
27 mins: The referee and his assistants consult and Leinster are penalised for an infringement by Hickie, who wasn't involved in the fight, although the linesman appears to have confused him with Contempomi.
26 mins: The underlying tensions break out with O'Driscoll's swift run down the wing over-shadowed by a fight between Denis Leamy and Contepomi.
25 mins: Munster continue to pressurise as Munster's kick over the top is caught by Guy Easterby, who is pushed into touch by Payne.
24 mins: Contepomi continues to struggle as his kick finds only Payne's arms and Munster's attack continues.
23 mins: O'Gara receives from the scrum, finds and finds touch deep in Leinster territory with a bouncing kick.
22 mins: Contepomi looks rattled and his restart fails to find the ten metre mark. Scrum, and advantage to Munster.
21 mins: O'Gara converts the penalty.
Leinster 3 - 13 Munster
21 mins: Munster force Gordon D'Arcy into touch and Munster win a line-out. O'Connell is interfered with in the air by Cameron Jowett and Munster awarded a penalty.
19 mins: Contepomi kicks over a penalty, albeit with a less than convincing strike from close enough to the posts.
Leinster 3 - 10 Munster
19 mins: John Hayes fails to roll away in the ruck and Leinster are awarded a penalty.
18 mins: Leinster's composure seems to have returned, and are beginning to look threatening, kicking to Denis Hickie on the wing.
16 mins: O'Gara is enjoying the better of the much-vaunted battle of the out-halves, with his kicking central to Munster's dominance.
15 mins: Leinster seem to be getting into the game and a Contepomi kick down-field allows Hickie to charge-down. Munster withstand the pressure with some excellent defending.
14 mins: Leinster break out of defence with Denis Hickie on a blistering run, evading a despairing O'Connell dive. Payne manages to just tip the Leinster man off-balance and into touch. A warning for Munster.
11 mins: Munster's John Kelly receives attention for a shoulder injury, and is replaced by Rob Henderson.
11 mins: Leinster are rocked as Munster continue to dictate matters.
10 mins: O'Gara converts.
Leinster 0 - 10 Munster
9mins: O'Gara's gambit pays off as Munster win the line-out with a massive jump from Paul O'Connell, start the maul rolling and push over for a classic Munster try, with Denis Leamy credited with the try.
Leinster 0 - 8 Munster
8 mins: Leinster give away another penalty and O'Gara kicks for the corner, getting to within six metres of the Leinster line.
7 mins: Stringer looks to be suffering no ill-effects from his injury as Munster continue to pressurise the Leinster defence.
5 mins: Joel Jutge steps in quickly to prevent some afters from developing further.
5 mins: Munster show some nerves now, with Stringer taking a big hit after dallying, O'Gara releasing a poor pass and David Wallace getting away with a knock-on.
4 mins: Girvan Dempsey's kick fails to find touch and Payne, who collects, shows him how to do it by sticking a long one down the other end.
3 mins: Shaun Payne's garryowen puts more pressure on Leinster as the men in red control the opening exchanges.
2 mins: O'Gara converts directly under the posts.
Leinster 0-3 Munster
2mins: Munster start by getting to within five metres of Leinster's line. Under pressure, Leinster give away a penalty through Malcolm O'Kelly.
1 min: Ronan O'Gara kicks off to an enormous din inside the stadium - Leinster fail to deal with it properly and hand the initiative to Munster.
0 mins: Munster have won the battle of the fans, with red jerseys far outnumbering blue ones in Lansdowne Road.
Weather conditions: Good, with sunshine and little wind.
Leinster team: G Dempsey, S Horgan, B O'Driscoll (cpt), G D'Arcy, D Hickie, F Contepomi, G Easterby, R Corrigan, B Blaney, W Green, B Williams, M O'Kelly, C Jowitt, K Gleeson, J Heaslip.
Munster team: S Payne, A Horgan, J Kelly, T Halstead, I Dowling, R O'Gara, P Stringer, F Pucciariello, J Flannery, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell, D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley.
Referee: Joel Jutge
