Leinster have luxury of shuffling the deck again

Apologies if the focus on Leinster’s strength in depth is beginning to wear thin but it is a theme that is impossible to ignore given the side Leo Cullen named yesterday.

Cullen made 13 changes to the side that beat Munster in Limerick and then watched the ‘new’ lot eke out another four points against Connacht. Now he has gone and made another 13 switches for Ulster. He’ll expect another win, too.

As always, it’s the back row riches that take the breath away. Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip, Rhys Ruddock, Dan Leavy and Josh van der Flier are all either unavailable or unused here and yet they still look decently equipped.