'It was desperate, they were sorta the robbed generation and he was coming out of school in that period.'
Leinster coach Leo Cullen admits he just has to marvel at a player who came through the worst ever, a 'terrible' year, for schools' rugby...
"You just have to be patient as well. He is still incredibly young. It’s a challenge for a 19, 20-year-old from a training point of view also not to be over exposed too early as well." "Then in Sam's year they win a Grand Slam as well and get to a World Cup final...where they were heavily defeated by France."
"But he has been good. He played, obviously, senior AIL which is a good standard. Obviously he is not qualified to play for the Irish under-20s." "We organized two games, against Bath and Saracens, because we had a cohort of players and Sam was one of them where you wanted to try and challenge them.
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