Leo Cullen’s Leinster men had the look of Brian Cody’s Kilkenny hurlers, in their pomp, as they barely lingered on the Aviva grass. Leinster are the Pro 14 champions, yet again and without dropping a game, but there was a subdued feeling among the players after this comprehensive 27-5 dismissal of Ulster. “They lost a lot of lineouts,” McFarland replied to the question of whether Leinster surprised him at all. “He was just tightening up a little bit.”If the South African bruiser tightens up in the south of France, Ulster’s season will be over. “The longer I sit here the prouder I am of the people I work with,” McFarland added.

Source: The Irish Times September 12, 2020 21:45 UTC