Caelan Doris and Leo Cullen feel the province are already showing signs of progress this season.
IT’S YEAR TWO of the Jacques Nienaber- Leinster project, and already the province’s players look more at ease with the South African’s defensive system.
This season Leinster feel they have a better grip on Nienaber’s ideas. Crucially, the South African had a full pre-season with his players and Leinster have hit the ground running in the URC. Leo Cullen’s team have taken 20 points from their opening four games and have leaked just eight tries – only the Bulls and the Lions, who both have games in hand on Leinster, have conceded fewer tries.
It’s a superb read by Osborne, who then manages to drive Nankivell back before Leinster get support players in to keep the pressure on and get the decision from referee Chris Busby.It’s just one snapshot from a collectively strong defensive performance. Leinster captain Caelan Doris led that effort with 17 tackles, while forcing two turnovers.
With the home side 21-0 up, Munster centre Farrell punches a hole in the Leinster defensive line before linking up cleverly with Craig Casey and Nankivell. “We scramble well on our tryline. Eventually Munster do play out of that sequence, and we come up with some big reads there, and good pressure. That’s what you want to see and that’s why the fans turn out to watch it as well.”
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