New recruit Rabah Slimani slotting right in at Leinster, says McBryde

“He's come in with a little bit of a mentoring role. I'm led to believe he's the first French player to represent Leinster and it's great to have that mix," the assistant coach said of the former Les Bleus star. 

LEADER: Rabah Slimani joined Leinster earlier this summer after bringing the curtain down on a seven-year stint with Top 14 outfit Clermont. Pic: INPHO/Ben Brady

Leinster assistant coach Robin McBryde has said that former French international prop Rabah Slimani has fitted seamlessly into the province’s squad ahead of their United Rugby Championship opener away to Edinburgh on Friday.

An option at both tighthead and loosehead, Slimani joined Leinster earlier this summer after bringing the curtain down on a seven-year stint with Top 14 outfit Clermont at the end of their 2023/24 campaign. In addition to spending nine years on the book of Stade Francais, the Sarcelles native (who turns 35 next month) also picked up 57 senior caps with France from 2013 to 2019.