URC semi-final results 'great for the competition' - RTÉ Rugby panel react

This weekend's United Rugby Championship semi-final results have been great for the tournament, but raise questions around how Irish teams deal with more physical teams, according to Bernard Jackman and Jamie Heaslip.

Next weekend's final will be an all-South African affair, after the Stormers and Bulls set up a decider in Cape Town, after dramatic wins against Ulster and Leinster respectively.

It's a dramatic turnaround in fortunes for the South African franchises, who struggled in the opening rounds of the competition, with the Bulls having been second from bottom at one stage in December.

On Friday night, Jake White's side ended Leinster's four-year reign as champions with a 27-26 win at the RDS, which once again exposed Leinster's inability to play against sides who have a power advantage.

"I think when they look back on the game, they'll be really disappointed. Yes, they invested emotionally, physically, mentally over the year and they're not in a final in this competition. They probably expected to be," the former Leinster captain told RTÉ Sport.

"When they look at the game, more territory, possession, tries scored, more carries, they'll be wondering what went wrong.

"They'll see the same theme we talked about last week, in terms of the La Rochelle final where they were inaccurate and then a physical team came and dominated them, or upset them, at ruck and lineouts, slowing down the play.

"They didn't seem to have a plan B around it, and that's the most disappointing thing for them. They have to learn about how they evolve. It's some big questions for Leo, the organisation, what do they do now in terms of proving they can evolve and not be beaten by the same kind of play."

Those thoughts were echoed by former Ireland