Cullen role won't change when Lancaster departs

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says his role will remain the same no matter who the club finds as a replacement for Stuart Lancaster.

The former England boss will depart the four-time European champions at the end of the season for Racing 92.

Lancaster joined the club back in 2016 and has been widely credited for having a massive impact on the Leinster training environment.

Cullen, who today signed a new two-year contract with the club, had stepped back from his hands-on role on the training pitch when Lancaster arrived and told RTÉ Sport that his own day-to-day duties won't change much when the new person comes in.

"I’ve had a few different conversations with people based on x, w, and z, what would that look like for some people," the 45-year-old said.

"But my role is not going to change drastically, no. We’ll look to add to the group for sure.

"We are always looking but it’s important to get the right person as well.

"We have a good strong group of coaches in the building, that’s also exciting.

"Everyone wants to progress, everyone wants to add to their experience. Around this time last year, Felipe [Contepomi, attack coach] was approached to go back to Argentina, with Andrew Goodman coming in.

"Early in the season we are trying to work out what does all this look like in terms of the dynamic of the group.

"Sean O’Brien [contact skills coach] comes in, Hugh Hogan [skills coach] had gone off to Scarlets the year before. Denis Leamy [defence] had come in and then gone back to Munster, there’s all those dynamics of the group in the background.

"The main thing is we’ve got a good group here but we’ll definitely look to add, yeah, for sure."

Having Contepomi, Hogan, Leamy and Lancaster move on, as well as CEO Mick Dawson stepping down