Leo Cullen hits out after Leinster win: 'You guys love throwing the boot into us, don’t you?'

The province's supremo would dearly love to hear less of the criticisms and more support as they look towards a record ninth final appearance in Bilbao this month.

ALL SMILES: Rieko Ioane of Leinster and head coach Leo Cullen after the Investec Champions Cup semi-final match between Leinster and RC Toulon at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The emotional toll of watching his Leinster team scrape through another Champions Cup knockout tie was stitched into all five minutes and 53 seconds of Leo Cullen’s answer at the start of his post-match press conference on Saturday evening.

The province had barely survived the day against a Toulon team that had found itself 18 points down with just 13 minutes to go before a stirring rally brought them to within five and one agonising missed pass for the try that would have claimed a famous win for them in Dublin.