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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.
In confirming that Caelan Doris will continue to captain Leinster this season, Leo Cullen has also cast further doubt on the player’s recuperation from surgery in time to lead Ireland in their concluding Nations Championship campaign this November.
Retaining the United Rugby Championship (URC) title last season was a special achievement that will only be outdone if Leinster complete a three-peat next June before Leo Cullen rides off into the sunset.
URC champions Leinster will begin the defence of their title in South Africa, as they did last season, this time with games against the Lions in Johannesburg followed by a trip to the coast where they will play the Sharks in Durban.
Jacques Nienaber anticipated the line of inquiry and cut it off with a smile and a few carefully chosen words. No gain, no traction, as befits a brilliant defence coach. Instead, there was Just a diplomatic response to whether he will contend for the head coaching role that Leo Cullen vacates at the end of the season.
Leinster’s relations with the Irish media veered between sour and spicy towards the end of last season. The aftertaste was evident as Jacques Nienaber spoke prior to the province’s season opener away to the Lions in Johannesburg this weekend.
Stuart Lancaster said he is in talks with Connacht about extending his contract and that there has been no contact with Leinster about taking over there when Leo Cullen departs at the end of the season.
In sharp contrast to their opening two URC games at the start of last season, Leinster will travel to South Africa this Saturday with a 41-man squad for their initial two games away to the Lions and Sharks.