Leinster like a Formula One car, reckons White

he 61-year-old was philosophical about this most one-sided of defeats as Leinster finally confirmed their status as the competition’s leading team.

 Leinster head coach Leo Cullen, left, in conversation with Vodacom Bulls head coach Jake White. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Jake White issued a stark warning to the rest of the URC after his Bulls side was brushed aside in Saturday’s Grand Final at Croke Park: Leinster are only going to keep moving forward.

The 2007 World Cup-winning South Africa head coach has now led the Bulls to three URC finals in his four seasons in charge of the Pretoria franchise and come up short on each occasion, to the Stormers in 2022, Glasgow 12 months ago on home soil at Loftus Versfeld, and now a 32-7 humbling by Leinster in Dublin.