With the new URC season starting on Friday next week, I took a moment to look back and reflect on my top five comical/unusual and downright embarrassing moments I’ve had when meeting Leinster players and their family over the years.

Each encounter has been at away games as living in the UK it’s much easier to see them when they come over and as ever the players always make time for us fans, mad ones and all.

Despite being six months out of being 40 so older than all players concerned, a rugby writer and technically a journalist to the players, I find that like any fan I find when meeting the players that my brain and voice decide to go on their own little adventure resulting in me asking the most bizarre questions or making the most ludicrous statements. Long may it remain.

So I compiled my top five moments meeting Leinster play ...