Maybe we got complacent, admits Leo Cullen

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen believes his team’s poor start to Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Clermont may have been due to the province’s run of 12 games unbeaten.

Leinster had not lost in all of 2017 before coming up against the Top 14 side last Sunday, with the last defeat coming against Munster in Thomond Park on St Stephen’s Day.

Three weeks ago they made easy work of quarter-final opponents Wasps, beating the then Premiership leaders 32-17 at the Aviva Stadium, but they endured a tougher day in Lyon at the weekend, losing 27-22 after being 15-0 down inside a torrid opening quarter.