Cullen warns discipline key to pass France test

LEO CULLEN was wandering through Leinster’s administrative offices this week when his eyes were drawn to one of the many game-day pictures that adorn the walls.

The image in question was taken eight years ago at the very same Stade Marcel Michelin where Joe Schmidt’s side find themselves tomorrow. For a moment, the Leinster captain was transported back to a day that, for all the province’s success since, remains rich in significance.

Cullen’s thought on seeing the snapshot was just how young he appeared in it and that relative inexperience and youthfulness was symbolic of a Leinster side still trying to find its feet on the continent.