Cullen entitled to fire shots of his own

There will be a strange dynamic surrounding Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 semi-final between Leinster and Munster at the RDS. It’s been a difficult ten days for both Irish provinces but for different reasons.

Leinster were correctly ranked as one of the best two sides in Europe this season - and still are - but the gap between them and newly crowned champions Saracens is a bit wider than most appreciated before last Saturday’s decider in a wonderfully atmospheric St. James’ Park.