Cullen heaps praise on Ross Byrne's composure and leadership

Leinster's Ross Byrne takes a kick

Leo Cullen praised Ross Byrne’s contribution off the bench in Leinster’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final win at Exeter Chiefs on Saturday as he steered the four-time champions into Sunday’s last-four draw.

Byrne had replaced captain Johnny Sexton at fly-half after 27 minutes when the veteran playmaker was forced off for a Head Injury Assessment and the stand-in did not miss a beat, immediately kicking a conversion and then slotting five penalties as Leinster came from 14-0 down inside 10 minutes to win 34-22.