Double jeopardy as Cullen learns from past glories

LEO CULLEN knows just how difficult it can be to play back-to-back finals over successive weekends but the Leinster captain is hoping lessons from his past can stand to the province in this Saturday’s Magners League Grand Final.

Four years ago, Cullen and Leinster team-mate Shane Jennings were part of a Leicester Tigers side that claimed the Premiership but fell short against Eoin-Reddan’s London Wasps eight days later in the Heineken Cup final. The Tigers had put 40 points on Wasps three weeks before and accumulated almost 100 points in three games in the run-up, but their approach off the pitch accounted for their disappointment on the last day of the season.

Their mistake? Not enjoying the moment.