Leinster are flying high in Europe but know they need to tighten up around the setpiece.
SATURDAY’S 36-10 DEFEAT of Racing at Aviva Stadium saw Leinster sign off for the Champions Cup pool stages as top seeds in Pool A with four straight bonus point wins, scoring 184 points along the way while conceding just 34.
Before a final quarter flurry of tries, Leinster also some difficulty breaking down a well-drilled Racing defence and their discipline was proving costly. That the home side remained patient and eventually cracked the code will surely stand to them further down the line. “We gave away a lot of penalties, so we need to be better or have a better understanding of the interpretations on any given day.“There are definitely some good reminders for us. The pool stages are about getting through and trying to get yourself into the best possible shape.”
“You’re bound to get challenged in a lot of ways and I think the maul is certainly something that has been positive for us in terms of attack; and in terms of defending it’s an access point in the game in general, if you can get your game going forward, so stopping the threat of opposition maul is definitely one of them .
They went into the weekend’s game against Racing without Johnny Sexton, Tadhg Furlong, Robbie Henshaw, Jason Jenkins and James Lowe . Cullen would be the envy of most coaches if he had a full hand to pick from post-Six Nations.Nations Analysis Get Murray Kinsella’s exclusive analysis of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign this spring“We tried to manage the group well, a lot of guys haven’t featured a huge amount. Some pretty experienced guys haven’t featured a huge amount in the four games.
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