Leo Cullen turns page quickly to Sale visit - 'the graveyard shift'

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen quickly moved on from Sunday's win over Edinburgh in the Aviva Stadium.

Leinster's Head Coach Leo Cullen and Edinburgh's Head Coach Sean Everitt. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Given how short the turnaround is to their next game in the competition, it came as little surprise that Leinster head coach Leo Cullen’s mind wasn’t solely focused on what had just unfolded when he sat down for his post-match press conference in the Aviva Stadium on Sunday.

Hot favourites to prevail against Edinburgh in a European Champions Cup Round of 16 encounter at Irish Rugby HQ, Leinster were forced to dig deep before earning a 49-31 victory over Sean Everitt’s Scottish outfit. 31-28 behind with 52 minutes gone on the clock, the eastern province ultimately rediscovered an attacking rhythm either side of the third-quarter mark to book their spot in the quarter-final stage of Europe’s top-tier.