'He gave me a fair bit of advice' - Leo Cullen looking forward to locking horns with mentor Jake White

While Leinster were able to release some steam from the valve in Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarter-final win against the Glasgow Warriors, it would be foolish to suggest they got anything more than a 40 minute contest.

They were given a real test in the opening quarter of an hour and looked jittery in possession, before the reckless elbow of Richie Gray opened the door for them to play some rugby.

From the moment Caelan Doris scored their fifth try at the start of the second half, the result was beyond doubt, the early score eliminating any lingering chance of a shock comeback at the RDS.

Instantly, thoughts turned towards the Bulls in the semi-final this Friday night, so much so that Tadhg Furlong was replaced immediately after that Doris try, having complained of a stiff back.

Leo Cullen didn't seem overly concerned about the injury in the immediate aftermath of the game, while we will find out later today whether Johnny Sexton, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe and Rónan Kelleher are on course to return from the knocks they suffered in the Champions Cup final nine days ago.

The 12-try, 76-14 thrashing of a hopeless Glasgow will be good for confidence, but not much else, as the stampeding Bulls come to Dublin.

"It's not ideal, that's fair to say," Cullen replied, when asked if he'd have preferred a tougher challenge against the Warriors.

"But you've got to deal with what you've got to deal with, and for us it gives some guys a bit of confidence. Does it really matter going into next week? No, because it's just about getting through to the next round, whether that's by a point or more than that."

In stark contrast to Leinster, the Bulls booked their ticket to Dublin with a dramatic win against the Sharks in Pretoria, Chris