‘I’m not feeling Xabi Alonso’s pressure’ – Leo Cullen welcomes Leinster’s great expectations after taming Tigers on the road

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen at the Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium in Leicester. Picture: Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Back at Welford Road, where he spent two years as a player, Leo Cullen found himself in familiar territory answering familiar questions about his side’s latest stuttering performance in their 23-15 win over Leicester Tigers last night.

Having come through a major dogfight that they trailed 15-6 at the break, Cullen was keen to accentuate the positives in terms of the character that his players showed in keeping Leicester scoreless after half-time at a notoriously difficult away venue.