Leinster came from 21-19 down at half-time to beat Bath 47-21 at the Aviva
Leo Cullen praises solution-focused Leinster for fighting back after blistering Bath startReflecting on something of a rollercoaster win over Bath, Cullen admitted: “We were worried all week, worried since the fixture was announced. Six-day turnarounds are always a challenge within that.
“So, it is easy to say nobody will give us a chance and all that type of narrative and they are fired at us physically right from the start.” “Bath were very physical; they were coming off the line and hitting people hard, sometimes without the ball which gave us penalties and field position. Acknowledging that Bath suffered when reduced to 14 players for the final quarter, Cullen said: “Overall we are delighted, there was a great big crowd there which, at this time of the season, was amazing. It is a totally different challenge this week. They seem to be targeting our game versus the game with Racing.
“Then you go away to La Rochelle, and ROG has I’d say, what, a strong dislike for Leinster to put it mildly?” said Cullen with a smile about Ronan O’Gara, his counterpart at La Rochelle who suffered a surprise 32-25 defeat away to Benetton on Saturday. That result also heightens the possibility of La Rochelle hosting Munster in the Round of 16.“So, their team was going to be very focused on that game and you’ll have to deal with a few sort of other bits as well,” added Cullen cryptically.
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