'We’ll just deal with what’s in front of us' - Cullen focused on job against much-changed Gloucester

George Skivington has made 13 changes from the side that won last weekend.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022 - 07:05

Brendan O'Brien

The old Heineken Cup wasn’t perfect. Far from it. Dead rubbers and disinterested teams were all too familiar before the competition underwent its botched facelift but the team Gloucester named yesterday for this visit to Dublin adds to the sense that it is a tournament in dire need of emergency surgery.

George Skivington has made 13 changes from the side that secured a comeback, bonus-point win at home to Bordeaux-Begles at Kingsholm last weekend and the impression is that the Premiership club is waving the white flag as it looks ahead to a difficult and important league spell over the Christmas.