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Leo Cullen: 'Hopefully it'll be a great contest again'

Cullen hoping for freshness and fire ahead of Glasgow

Leo Cullen won't have much time to dwell on his side's laboured 12-point BKT United Rugby Championship quarter-final win over Scarlets on Saturday, with eyes very much fixed on familiar rivals Glasgow Warriors.

United Rugby Championship • 01 Jun 25

Caelan Doris and Jack Conan (20) after Leinster's defeat to Northampton Saints

Doris calls on Leinster to 'stay tight' for URC run-in

Caelan Doris says Leinster must stick together after their latest Investec Champions Cup heartbreak.

Rugby • 04 May 25

Leinster's players applaud supporters after their defeat to Northampton Saints

Cullen: Leinster will recover from 'horrific feeling'

Leo Cullen has vowed he and Leinster will be back after their Investec Champions Cup campaign came crashing down against Northampton Saints

Rugby • 03 May 25

Andrew Porter and Jordie Barrett (r) will be among the replacements for Leinster this week

Cullen putting faith in Leinster's bench impact

Leo Cullen says last year's win against Northampton Saints has played a big part in his team selection for tomorrow's Investec Champions Cup semi-final against the Premiership champions.

Rugby • 02 May 25

Leinster have scored 114 points and conceded 0 in their last two games

Cullen: 'Overall it's been a great couple of weeks'

While Leinster would have been odds-on to get back to the semi-finals of the Investec Champions Cup, nobody would have expected them to be so dominant in the round of 16 and quarter-finals.

Rugby • 12 Apr 25

Leinster's players celebrate after the final whistle

Cullen pleased as Leinster's attack starts to click

Leo Cullen praised his side's ruthless streak, as they demolished Harlequins to reach the quarter-finals of the Investec Champions Cup.

Rugby • 06 Apr 25

Rabah Slimani looks on front the sideline as Leinster's winning run comes to an end

'Long way to go for a point' but Cullen finds positives

Leo Cullen says Leinster won't dwell on losing their winning run after being pipped at the post by Bulls on Saturday.

Rugby • 24 Mar 25

Garry Ringrose is serving a three-match ban, which may be reduced to two games

Cullen defends Ringrose and says centre was 'available'

Leo Cullen reckons Garry Ringrose was unlucky to have been red-carded against Wales and cited Jack Boyle's involvement for Leinster against Cardiff as an example of why the Ireland centre's ban included the URC fixture.

Rugby • 01 Mar 25

Leo Cullen: 'I wouldn't say we are elated with how we went'

Leinster 'frustrated, relieved' to maintain winning run

Leo Cullen admitted relief was the dominant emotion as Leinster scraped past Ospreys to maintain their winning run in the United Rugby Championship.

Rugby • 17 Feb 25

Tadhg Furlong is closing in on a return to action

Furlong 'not a million miles away' from Ireland return

Leo Cullen is confident Tadhg Furlong will feature for Ireland soon and possibly against Wales in round three of the Guinness Six Nations.

Rugby • 10 Feb 25

Jamison Gibson-Park scored Leinster's sixth try against Bath

Champions Cup primer pool best Leinster preparation

There's no such thing as perfection in sport but Leo Cullen will be well pleased this Monday morning after establishing a firm base at the foot of the Champions Cup mountain.

Rugby • 20 Jan 25

Champions Cup primer pool best Leinster preparation

There's no such thing as perfection in sport but Leo Cullen will be well pleased this Monday morning after establishing a firm base at the foot of the Champions Cup mountain.

Rugby • 19 Jan 25

Conan insists Leinster must get 'hell of a lot better'

Leinster scored seven tries against Bath, topped pool two and are odds on for a top seeding in the Champions Cup knock-out stages but Jack Conan insists they must be a "hell of a lot better".

Rugby • 18 Jan 25

Tadhg Furlong may feature against Stormers next week but misses the Bath game

Furlong 'good to go' but Ireland to make call on prop

Leo Cullen says some of the Ireland players who won't feature against Bath tomorrow may stay with the province for next weekend's match against Stormers.

Rugby • 17 Jan 25

Leo Cullen felt his side's pool win over La Rochelle was more like a knockout game

Cullen sets sights on Bath after La Rochelle dogfight

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen didn't have much time to analyse his side's performance in what was a very tight second half against La Rochelle

Rugby • 13 Jan 25

Jordie Barrett joined Leinster on a deal until the end of the season

'Chess piece' Barrett primed for big role with Leinster

Bought in for the big games, Jordie Barrett won't cause Leo Cullen a hint of trouble no matter what role he is asked to play.

Rugby • 11 Jan 25

'Chess piece' Barrett primed for big role with Leinster

Bought in for the big games, Jordie Barrett won't cause Leo Cullen a hint of trouble no matter what role he is asked to play.

Rugby • 12 Jan 25

Tadhg Furlong has been out of action since mid-October

'It's a great boost for us' - Cullen on Furlong

Sidelined for longer than initially anticipated, Tadhg Furlong's return for Leinster is a "great boost", says head coach Leo Cullen.

Rugby • 10 Jan 25

'It's a great boost for us' - Cullen on Furlong

Sidelined for longer than initially anticipated, Tadhg Furlong's return for Leinster is a "great boost", says head coach Leo Cullen.

Rugby • 10 Jan 25

Mack Hansen's incredible outburst may lead to sanctions if the URC deems his remarks went beyond acceptable criticism

Hansen outburst adds spice to URC derby dishes

If the URC decision-makers thought that switching up the Christmas schedule so that not having a St Stephen's or New Year's Day game would make the holiday period easier to navigate then Mack Hansen gave them another idea.

Rugby • 23 Dec 24

Mack Hansen was extremely frustrated after the game

'Like 16 men against us' - Hansen blasts officials

Mack Hansen blasted the officiating following Connacht's 20-12 URC defeat to Leinster, saying he felt his side were up against 16 men.

Rugby • 22 Dec 24

Leo Cullen: 'Let's face it, some lads didn't go as well as we'd have hoped'

'We need to look at ourselves as coaches' - Cullen

Leinster boss Leo Cullen insists his coaching team won't escape scrutiny when questions about team performance are raised.

Rugby • 15 Dec 24

'We need to look at ourselves as coaches' - Cullen

Leinster boss Leo Cullen insists his coaching team won't escape scrutiny when questions about performance are raised.

Rugby • 16 Dec 24

Far from their best, Leinster dug out another win

Cullen: It's a frustrated Leinster dressing room

Leinster boss Leo Cullen admitted that his dressing room was full of frustrated players despite their Champions Cup win over Clermont.

Rugby • 15 Dec 24

Cullen: It's a frustrated Leinster dressing room

Leinster boss Leo Cullen admitted that his dressing room was full of frustrated players despite their Champions Cup win over Clermont.

Rugby • 14 Dec 24