Countdown to the RaboDirect PRO12 Final: 10 days to go

Leinster are among the most successful teams in RaboDirect PRO12 history, finishing in the top two more often than anyone else and looking to equal Ospreys' record of four titles later this month.

The Leinstermen won the inaugural competition back in 2002 and they have only missed out on a a top-two finish twice in the last nine seasons.

Last year's final saw the Boys in Blue end a three-year losing streak in RaboDirect PRO12 Finals, when they beat Ulster at the RDS.

And now in a fifth straight final, they welcome Glasgow Warriors to the same venue as Matt O'Connor's men go in search of a fourth crown.

As far as individual records go, Felipe Contepomi's 276 points in the 2005/06 season - when the former Argentina international was wearing Leinster blue - is unbeaten to this day.

And in Brian O'Driscoll, retiring after this month's final, they have arguably the competition's most famous and iconic individual.


- 10 days to go - Leinster and Glasgow Warriors have met ten times in all competitions over the last three seasons, with the Boys in Blue winning seven of them -


The Warriors, on the other hand, are significantly less experienced in battling it out at the top of the RaboDirect PRO12.

Back-to-back semi-final defeats - at the hands of Leinster themselves - in the last two seasons represent new heights for Gregor Townsend's men, who finished second from bottom in 2011, the year before the head coach arrived.

A change of leadership and headquarters - the Warriors switched their home from Firhill to Scotstoun - has proved to be a golden touch and they are well-placed to land a first RaboDirect PRO12 title this month.

And in competition folklore Glasgow can boast veteran fly-half Dan Parks, whose seven years with the Warriors produced the bulk of his record-holding 1,582 points in the competition.

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