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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

Jordie Barrett played for New Zealand against Ireland at the start of the month

Barrett may make Leinster bow against Bears

Jordie Barrett may make his Leinster debut as soon as next week's Champions Cup clash with Bristol Bears.

Rugby • 25 Nov 24

Barrett may make Leinster bow against Bears

Jordie Barrett may make his Leinster debut as soon as next week's Champions Cup clash with Bristol Bears.

Rugby • 25 Nov 24

Leo Cullen: 'I'm really excited by what the future holds for us'

Cullen signs two-year deal to stay at Leinster to 2027

Leo Cullen has signed a new two-year deal as head coach of Leinster.

Rugby • 20 Nov 24

Hugh Cooney gets his first Leinster start but will have plenty of support in the backline

Cullen: Always moving parts in Leinster selection

Leo Cullen doesn't have any complaints about the Emerging Ireland tour and wants to use it in a "positive way" after naming eight tourists from the recent trip in the Leinster squad to face the Lions.

Rugby • 25 Oct 24

Cullen: Always moving parts in Leinster selection

Leo Cullen doesn't have any complaints about the Emerging Ireland tour and wants to use it in a "positive way" after naming eight tourists from the recent trip in the Leinster squad to face the Lions.

Rugby • 25 Oct 24

Sam Prendergast is set for his 20th Leinster appearance

Prendergast: Players can't be happy sitting on bench

Since he started making waves for the Ireland U20s in their Grand Slam year of 2023, comparisons with Johnny Sexton have followed Sam Prendergast around.

Rugby • 26 Oct 24

Prendergast: Players can't be happy sitting on bench

Since he started making waves for the Ireland U20s in their Grand Slam year of 2023, comparisons with Johnny Sexton have followed Sam Prendergast around.

Rugby • 25 Oct 24

Jordan Larmour helped Leinster get off to a winning start against Edinburgh

Larmour: Leinster determined to end trophy drought

Jordan Larmour believes Leinster have been "just off by a couple of percent" across the last three seasons and is determined to make this year a success.

Rugby • 27 Sep 24