Cullen says ‘time was right’ for move

LEO CULLEN’S life with the Leicester Tigers isn’t much different from the one he left behind in Leinster.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

Barry Coughlan, Leicester

The Irish second row, who won his 16th and 17th Irish caps on the recent tour to Japan, signed for Leicester but his first game was a pre-season friendly against Connacht in Galway.

His second will be at Welford Road tonight and he could be excused for thinking he is still involved in the Irish inter-provincial championship!

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Courts Rugby Place: Japan Place: Galway Place: Welford Road Place: Thomond Park Place: Ireland Place: Leicester Place: GAA Person: Cullen Person: Leo Cullen Person: Mick O’Driscoll Person: Trevor Hogan Person: Hogan Person: Declan Kidney Person: John Kelly Person: Mike Mullins Person: Frank Murphy Person: Mike Prendergast Person: Donncha Ryan Person: Anthony Foley Person: Stephen Keogh Person: Trevor Halstead Person: Federico Pucceriello Person: Frankie Roche Person: S. Vesty Person: A. Tuilagi Person: D. Hipkiss Person: D. Gibson Person: T. Varndell Person: A. Goode Person: H. Ellis Person: M. Holford Person: G. Chuter Person: A. Moreno Person: J. Hamilton Person: L. Cullen Person: B. Deacon Person: W. Johnson Person: S. Jennings Person: B. Martin Person: P. Devlin Person: J. Kelly Person: R. Henderson Person: M. Lawlor Person: P Person: Burke Person: F. Murphy Person: F. Roche Person: J. Flannery Person: T. Buckley Person: T. Hogan Person: M. O’Driscoll Person: J. O’Sullivan Person: S. Keogh Person: J. O’Connor Person: E. McGovern Person: D. Fogarty Person: D. Ryan Person: A. Foley Person: M. Prendergast Person: J. Manning Person: I. Dowling Person: T. Halstead Person: Tuohy Person: B. Murphy Event: Irish inter-provincial championship Event: Celtic League Organisation: Leicester Tigers Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Connacht Organisation: Munster Organisation: Northampton

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