Caelan Doris signs autographs for young supporters after the Champions Cup win over Harlequins. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
Walking into the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, we were behind a group of Harlequins supporters, whom we overheard talking about the extortionate price they had paid for a hotel room in rip-off Dublin.
Being this close to Christmas, they could just as easily have saved their hard-earned cash, but part of the magic on which the Champions Cup has always been predicated, are the special memories and the lifelong bonds that are forged on away trips.