Leo Cullen humbles Simon Zebo with stinging quip on Munster’s players
Brutal from the Leinster boss. Leinster took revenge on Munster last night for their heavy loss earlier in the season, with a scrappy 13-8 win at Thomond Park. Defences reigned supreme in Limerick with both sides scoring just one try; Josh van der Flier for Leinster, and Dan Kelly for the home team. The result […]
2 months ago
Leo Cullen welcomes ‘abuse’ thrown at Leinster after URC title win
He was in a bullish mood! Leinster exorcised a few of their demons with Saturday’s URC final win over the Bulls at Croke Park; their first title since the 2021 Pro14. After years of underperforming in the biggest games and numerous near misses in the Champions Cup, the team have come in for a significant […]
9 months ago
Leo Cullen not to blame for a Leinster URC failure according to ex-star
He believes Cullen won’t be the reason whether Leinster will lift silverware or not. Leinster will play against Scarlets at the Aviva Stadium in Saturday’s URC quarter-final. Leo Cullen’s men are chasing glory following a disappointing Champions Cup semi-final exit to Northampton. Since 2021, Leinster have lost out in either the semis or final of […]
10 months ago
Leo Cullen defends game-losing Leinster decision
It was the wrong call. After being second best for the majority of their Champions Cup semi-final against Northampton yesterday, Leinster were given an out with a very kickable penalty with five minutes left, while they were three points down. They chose to kick to the corner, but lost possession to Northampton soon after. But […]
11 months ago
Leo Cullen defends Rieko Ioane’s “c**t” remark to Johnny Sexton
Leinster’s head coach sticks up for his new signing. Naturally, when it was announced that Rieko Ioane would be joining Leinster next season, fans could not wait to bring up his previous spat with club-legend Johnny Sexton. In his autobiography, Sexton wrote that Ioane had said “Don’t miss your flight tomorrow. Enjoy your retirement, you […]
11 months ago
Leo Cullen comments give inkling as to where Ioane will play for Leinster
He is a versatile player. Following the announcement that All Black Rieko Ioane will be joining Leinster after next season’s Autumn Nations Series, question marks have been raised over the need for such a signing, given Leinster’s depth at centre. With both Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose over 30-years-old, next season would seem like a […]
11 months ago