Leo Cullen calls for patience as Leinster go with talented Caspar Gabriel at No 10

The young out half was born in Vienna  and has lived in Ireland since he was 14.

Leinster Head coach Leo Cullen and Leinster Senior coach Jacques Nienaber at Wits University in Johannesburg. Pic: Deon van der Merwe/Sportsfile

One of Irish rugby’s most intriguing subplots will bubble closer to the surface on Saturday when 20-year old Caspar Gabriel is handed his first senior start for Leinster.

Born in Vienna, and living in Ireland since he was 14, Gabriel has been talked up for some time now. This Saturday’s URC season opener away to the Lions is just his second bite at a Leinster jersey and ten months on from his debut against Zebre.