Exactly four years after Joe Biden congratulated Rob Kearney on Ireland's historic first victory over the All Blacks in Chicago, he has returned the gesture.
Question marks have been raised around Nigel Owens' performance in the PRO14 Final after he controversially decided to issue a yellow card for Rob Kearney.
Leo Cullen has declared himself pleased with the progress of so many Leinster players after confirming multiple contract deals, but there is no word yet on what Rob Kearney is up to.
Ireland have been forced into a late change following the withdrawal of fullback Rob Kearney.
Leinster inflicted more misery on Treviso as Dave Kearney scored twice on his Pro12 return to help set up a 40-14 win.
Leinster came good in the second half to claim a crucial 24-12 Guinness PRO14 bonus-point win over previously-unbeaten Ulster.
Leinster have rung 13 changes to their starting XV after last weekend's loss, but retention of Johnny Sexton means a new role for Ross Byrne.
Ryan Baird is to set to start at six for Leinster, as Leo Cullen looks to run the positional experiment denied to him by the cancellation of Leinster and Munster's St Stephen's Day derby.