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Leo Cullen has shared his own experiences of Mayo’s magical All-Ireland final win before, but it was worth dipping back in to that memory locker this week as he prepared his Leinster side to go again in search of its own Holy Grail.
Leo Cullen believes it is an ideal time in the season for experimentation after naming Dan Sheehan at number eight in his Leinster team to face arch rivals Munster in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship game at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 6pm).
After handing him a brief cameo role against Clermont Auvergne last weekend, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is more than happy to offer ‘quality footballer’ Joey Carbery a chance to impress from the start against his former side Munster at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.
So it’s front to back for Dan Sheehan in terms of his position in the pack on Saturday for Leinster against Munster. It’s a headline move from Leo Cullen.
Leinster’s quest for vengeance after a derby defeat to Munster at Croke Park last season is writ large in Leo Cullen’s team for this Saturday’s URC rematch at Aviva Stadium with the head coach naming an all-Irish international XV, including a first start at No.8 for captain Dan Sheehan.
Leo Cullen has participated in all 10 European matches between Leinster and Clermont Auvergne – first as a player, then as head coach. A remarkable statistic.
The name and format of the tournament has changed. So has Leo Cullen’s own role and even the name of this week’s opposition.
Such are the typically gradual return-to-play protocols of the season, with Ireland frontliners drip fed back (to Leinster especially), that only in the second weekend of October did it finally feel like Leo Cullen’s side were fully back in action.