'It was good to see two proper teams go at it, it had a bit of everything'

Leo Cullen and John Dobson had mixed feelings after Leinster and the Stormers played out a 22-22 draw at the RDS on Friday night.

THOSE WHO BRAVED the wind and rain at the RDS last night will have felt they were rewarded for making the journey as Leinster played out a thrilling 22-22 draw with the DHL Stormers.

In the end the draw felt a fair result but Leinster head coach Leo Cullen admitted he had mixed feelings about the outcome. Lots of really good intent, you could see it was a really big game and both teams going at it, the Stormers have a lot of experienced internationals in their team and it was a really big challenge for some of our younger guys.

The draw was still enough for Leinster to secure top spot in the URC table with two rounds of regular season fixtures still to play.“It’s a mixed feeling, overall, it’s great that we win the game three points to two, but it’s a draw ultimately,” Cullen continued. “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a loosehead prop intercept, and then the team nearly go the length of the field,” Cullen said.

But, I don’t think we quite realised how good the Leinster defence was. They played really well, their attack – they’ve so much depth. “As well as we defended, I thought in those conditions Leinster were superb.

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