No time for sentiment as Cullen returns to old stomping ground

Cullen lauded the club’s DNA and the manner in which this Leicester 2.0 has rediscovered that genetic bond with its illustrious predecessors

Leinster Rugby Squad Training, Rosemount, UCD, Dublin 2/5/2022. Head Coach Leo Cullen. ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Leo Cullen and Shane Jennings used to love how the fans arrived at the old Welford Road two hours before kick-off so they could claim territorial rights on the best parts of the terracing that gave the old place such a fervent feel.

Their two-year stint in the midlands allowed both men return home from whence they came, to Leinster, where their English education was put to good use. By 2009 they both featured when claiming the province’s first Heineken Cup at their old club’s expense.