RUGBY:THE ONLY modicum of concern surrounding an injury-free Leinster camp yesterday evening was the potential citing of Seán O'Brien for an incident with Toulouse flanker Yannick Nyanga just as French number eight Louis Picamoles went over untouched for a try in the 44th minute of Saturday's Heineken Cup semi-final at the Aviva Stadium.

David Skrela’s subsequent conversion put the defending champions 20-16 in front just as replays showed O’Brien being clearly impeded by Nyanga when the Irish flanker attempted to position himself as the last line of defence.

O’Brien reacted by flinging his arm back and striking his Zaire-born opposite number in the face. The injury Nyanga subsequently suffered meant he had to be replaced by captain Thierry Dusautoir.

However, the 50-hour window for Douglas Hunter, the experienced Scottish citing commissioner present in Dublin, to decide if O’Brien had a case to be heard passed at 5.30pm yesterday when the ERC confirmed that no report, on any player, had been submitted from Saturday’s thrilling encounter.

So the 24-year-old Carlow man will not be hindered from finishing his already inspirational season in Cardiff.