Cullen plotting route down the winning stretch

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen 

Leinster are set to reveal their travelling party for a two-game trip to South Africa on Monday with Leo Cullen weighing up the pros and cons of which of his frontline stars to leave behind and focus on the province’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final at Leicester Tigers.

The United Rugby Championship leaders have a 10-point cushion over nearest rivals Ulster with three games to play before the end of season play-offs as they begin preparations in flood-hit Durban for this Saturday’s clash with the Sharks at Kings Park. They then transfer to Cape Town to face the Stormers seven days later before returning to Europe ahead of their visit to Welford Road.