Racing 92's insistence that Stuart Lancaster was the man they wanted as head coach from next summer convinced him to leave Leinster after seven years with the province.
The ex-England supremo found a home at Leinster after the disaster that was the 2015 World Cup on home soil.
But, having played a huge part in the Blues' Champions Cup success in 2018 and four consecutive URC titles, his head was turned by the Top 14 giants.
