Cullen to turn Ireland pain into Leinster’s gain

Leo Cullen believes every one of the 15 Leinster players who featured in Ireland’s disappointing Six Nations campaign will feel they have a point to prove when the province faces Ulster in a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final on Saturday evening.

The championship just gone delivered three wins but was bookended by convincing losses to England and Wales and, as bulk suppliers to Joe Schmidt’s selection, Leinster have had most to do in terms of rehabilitating bruised bodies and egos.