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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

Healy will make his 281st Leinster appearance on Friday

Cullen: Healy deserving of 'phenomenal' milestone

Leo Cullen has hailed the "phenomenal" longevity of Cian Healy, ahead of the loosehead prop's milestone appearance for Leinster at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow.

United Rugby Championship • 26 Sep 24

Leo Cullen's well-resourced Leinster side have not won a trophy since 2021

Questions for Cullen as Leinster fall short once more

Leinster have now gone three seasons without a trophy and for a team of their resources it's a major underachievement.

Rugby • 17 Jun 24

Leinster's players react to their defeat at Loftus Versfeld

Cullen vows Leinster will come back stronger

Leo Cullen has vowed Leinster will come back stronger after another trophyless season.

Rugby • 16 Jun 24

Leinster at training in Loftus Versfeld on Friday

Attitude not altitude important for Leinster - Cullen

Leo Cullen reckons Leinster won't have any issues with the altitude when they take on Bulls looking for a first URC final appearance since 2021.

Rugby • 15 Jun 24

Leo Cullen (l) says Hugo Keenan has the backing of the Leinster squad

'He felt bad' - Cullen says Keenan decision difficult

Leo Cullen predicts a massive "aerial battle" when Leinster take on the Bulls but ruled Hugo Keenan out of contention for the URC semi-final.

Rugby • 10 Jun 24

Ross Molony makes a burst during the victory

Win shows Leinster 'character' says Molony

Ross Molony says Leinster's bonus-point win over Connacht was a display of "character" following the team's Champions Cup defeat last weekend.

Rugby • 31 May 24

Leo Cullen commiserates with Caelan Doris after last weekend's Champions Cup final defeat

Cullen: 'I understand the frustrations out there'

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says they owe it to their supporters to finish out the season in style, as they look to pick up the pieces following another Investec Champions Cup final defeat.

Rugby • 31 May 24

Ciaran Frawley's late drop-goal attempt slipped agonisingly wide

'We need to see what we're all made of' - Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admitted his players would have to show character to overcome the crushing disappointment of losing a third consecutive Champions Cup final.

Rugby • 26 May 24

Leo Cullen's Leinster let another chance at a fifth title win slip

Cullen: 'We are pretty devastated'

Leo Cullen admitted his Leinster side were "devastated" after yet another Champions Cup final loss, this time at the hands of Toulouse.

Rugby • 26 May 24

Josh van der Flier has to settle for a place on the bench

Cullen happy with Leinster 'balance' ahead of final

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admits he was forced into some tough decisions with his squad ahead of tomorrow's Investec Champions Cup final against Toulouse, but believes he has struck the right balance for the decider at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Rugby • 24 May 24

Leinster coaches Jacques Nienaber, Andrew Goodman and Leo Cullen watch on ahead of this evening's meeting with the Ospreys at the RDS

Cullen: Champions Cup final selection is up for grabs

Leo Cullen says he's keeping an open mind around selection for the Investec Champions Cup final later this month, and has challenged his squad to use their next two games as an opportunity to impress.

Rugby • 11 May 24

Leinster's players celebrate a James Lowe try

Cullen relieved after Leinster 'dug in' to beat Saints

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says his side were guilty of trying to sit on their lead in their Investec Champions Cup semi-final win over Northampton Saints, but believes his side deserve huge credit for how they "dug in there" to book their place in the decider.

Rugby • 06 May 24