Leo Cullen backs misfiring Leinster and Johnny Sexton to bounce back

Leo Cullen has backed Jonathan Sexton and the rest of his Leinster team to turn the corner after three European defeats that leave them all but out of the Champions Cup reckoning ahead of Toulon’s visit to the Aviva Stadium tomorrow. 

The Leinster coach, who is still less than halfway through his first season in charge after Matt O’Connor’s summer departure, has also dismissed suggestions he may be feeling under extra pressure as a result of the province’s poor form.

It has been a difficult bedding-in for the three-time Heineken Cup-winning captain who lost 20 of his players for at least some portion of the World Cup, though he may yet have Cian Healy available to him tomorrow evening.