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Cullen played 56 tmes in two seasons for the Tigers between 2005 and 2007

Welford Road to bring back 'amazing' memories - Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen looks back on two memorable years he spent with the Leicester Tigers

Ryan returns for his first Champions Cup appearance of the season

Leinster at full strength for Tigers as Ryan returns

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has been able to name a full strength team for tomorrow's Heineken Champions Cup quarter final against the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road.

Rugby • 06 May 22

Leicester beat Connacht both home and away in the pool stages

Tigers QF is 'Leinster's game to lose' - O'Sullivan

Eddie O'Sullivan says he fully expects Leinster to overcome the Leicester Tigers and book their place in the semi-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup.

Rugby • 04 May 22

Ed Byrne's try earned Leinster a losing bonus-point

Leinster lose to Stormers but seal play-off top seeding

Leinster confirmed their place as top seeds in the United Rugby Championship quarter-finals despite being beaten 20-13 by the Stormers in Cape Town.

Rugby • 30 Apr 22

URC: Stormers 20-13 Leinster - recap

Leinster lost for the second time in a row, but a losing bonus-point means they will be the top seed for the URC playoffs.

Rugby • 30 Apr 22

Leinster held their captain's run at King's Park in Durban yesterday

Leinster and Connacht braced for South Africa challenge

Munster and Ulster have each fired their shots at winning away in South Africa, but neither could come home with anything more than losing bonus points.

Rugby • 23 Apr 22

Leinster had home advantage for last year's final against Munster

Cullen urges caution on South Africa URC final rumours

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says he wouldn't be keen on the United Rugby Championship final being played in South Africa, particularly if it's between two northern hemisphere teams.

Rugby • 19 Apr 22

Leo Cullen (left) and Shane Jennings lift the Premiership trophy in 2007

'I can hear the noise in my head' - Cullen on Tigers

Leo Cullen is set for a return to the Tigers' lair when his Leinster side face Leicester in the Heineken Champions Cup in three weeks' time.

Rugby • 18 Apr 22

James Lowe has now scored 45 tries in 61 Leinster appearances

Cullen hails 'special talent' Lowe after four-try salvo

Leo Cullen hailed James Lowe after the Leinster wing crossed for four tries in the demolition job over Connacht.

Rugby • 15 Apr 22

Recap: Leinster 56-20 Connacht (Agg: 82-41)

Look back on how Leinster booked their place in the quarter-final of the Heineken Champions Cup with a dominant win against Connacht at the Aviva Stadium.

Rugby • 15 Apr 22

There were subdued scenes at full time in Galway

'Game on' say Cullen and Friend after close first leg

Connacht's refusal to quit in first leg against Leinster has set up an intriguing decider in Dublin next week, writes Neil Treacy.

Rugby • 09 Apr 22

Gibson-Park was yellow carded in the 56th minute

Friend has no complaints over crucial yellow card

Connacht head coach Andy Friend says he has no complaints over the yellow card shown to Leinster scrum half Jamison Gibson-Park in Friday evening's Heineken Champions Cup last 16 first leg.

Rugby • 08 Apr 22

Leo Cullen chats to Dan Leavy at at a Leinster training session in 2018

Tough to hear the words being said out loud - Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has paid tribute to Dan Leavy, who on Tuesday announced his retirement from the game at the age of 27.

Rugby • 07 Apr 22

James Lowe (right) celebrates his second, and Leinster's fourth try against Munster

Leinster attitude pleases Cullen after win v Munster

Leo Cullen will have plenty to smile about after Leinster's 34-19 bonus point win away to Munster, as they moved 10 points clear at the top of the United Rugby Championship.

Rugby • 02 Apr 22

James Ryan pictured at Ireland's Triple Crown celebrations on Saturday

Cullen: Leinster will do what's best for Ryan

Leinster won't be in any hurry to get James Ryan back on the pitch with Leo Cullen promising to do "what's best for him".

Rugby • 22 Mar 22

Devin Toner in action against New Zealand in 2018

Toner to bow out a legend of Irish rugby

Devin Toner says he will take a break from rugby when his playing days come to an end this summer.

Rugby • 22 Mar 22

Deegam Connors and Byrne have all been capped by Ireland since 2020

Deegan, Connors and Byrne agree new Leinster contracts

Max Deegan, Will Connors and Ross Byrne are the latest international trio to have agreed new contracts at URC leaders Leinster.

Rugby • 02 Mar 22

Contepomi has been backs coach at Leinster since 2018

Cullen: 'Natural' for Contepomi to be linked with Pumas

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says it's only natural for Felipe Contepomi to be linked with the vacant Argentina job.

Rugby • 18 Feb 22

Leo Cullen have extended his Leinster deal

Leo Cullen extends Leinster contract until 2023

Leo Cullen has extended his contract with Leinster, which will take the head coach up until the end of the 2022/23 season.

Rugby • 16 Feb 22

Leinster move up to second place in the URC with the win

'Plenty to work on' for Leinster, says Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen praised the attitude of his players following their 26-7 win against Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship, but warned they will have "plenty to work on" ahead of the visit of Ospreys next week.

Rugby • 11 Feb 22

Nick McCarthy dives over to score Leinster's second try

Leinster's depth proves too good for Edinburgh

It's nights like these that Leinster traditionally separate themselves from the pack.

Rugby • 11 Feb 22

Leinster whizzed 13 tries past Montpellier

Cullen credits players after Leinster stroll

Aware that he can't afford to read too much into an 89-7 win, Leo Cullen still hailed his players as they made little of the mid-season break.

Rugby • 16 Jan 22

Leo Cullen: 'We are licking our wounds and we can only spend so much time talking about it'

Leinster boss Cullen rails against 'illogical' ruling

Leo Cullen admits there's little chance of getting their 28-0 forfeit defeat overturned but is perplexed at the logic behind the decision.

Rugby • 15 Jan 22

Leo Cullen's side haven't played in five weeks

Cullen: We welcome pressure but no room for slip-ups

Leo Cullen admits that Leinster are under extra pressure following the EPCR decision to award a 28-0 loss against them in round 2.

Rugby • 14 Jan 22

Leo Cullen is expecting to be out of his isolation period in time for their meeting with Ulster on New Year's Day

Leinster hoping for 'common sense' over EPCR stand-off

Leo Cullen has confirmed he is one of those in the Leinster camp who tested positive for Covid-19 recently, but said he expects to be out of self-isolation before their United Rugby Championship meeting with Ulster on Saturday.

Rugby • 28 Dec 21