Bernard Jackman: Leo Cullen facing major change in Leinster landscape
Key departures will only add to the pain of another European failure
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen after the Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium. Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile — © SPORTSFILE
As Hannibal in the TV series The A-Team used to say, ‘I love it when a plan comes together’. Leinster had a plan to get an early lineout and a set-piece move off that.
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