Leo Cullen
IrelandcoachMaleb. 19776.9Global Dominance: 0.00%Leo Cullen is a former Irish rugby player and the current head coach of Leinster Rugby, a prominent team in the United Rugby Championship (URC). Known for his leadership skills and tactical acumen, Cullen has successfully guided Leinster to multiple domestic and European titles since taking over as head coach in 2015.
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Leo Cullen’s job is twofold: win with Leinster and produce players for Ireland.
Players emerging from private schools are super athletes but lack rugby IQ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-03
Leo Cullen played down the injuries of his players after their victory.
Leinster monitoring several injury concerns ahead of URC semi-final against the Stormers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-01
Leo Cullen paid tribute to James Lowe on becoming Leinster’s record try-scorer.
Leo Cullen kicks for touch on James Lowe’s Leinster future – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-31
Leo Cullen is the coach of Leinster, leading the team into the URC semi-finals.
James Lowe makes statement with two tries as Leinster maul Lions to set up Stormers semi-final – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-31
Leo Cullen stated that James Lowe had made clear his desire to play in next year’s World Cup.
James Lowe to leave Leinster at the end of the season – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-29
No single person has done more for Leinster than Cullen.
Leo Cullen helps make Leinster amazing, but big changes are needed under him – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-28
Leo Cullen's Leinster team was battered and bruised following their loss to Bordeaux-Bègles.
Lions lie in wait armed with Bordeaux’s blueprint for Leinster – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-28
Only five head coaching jobs exist for adult male teams in Ireland: Leo Cullen at Leinster.
Expectations of Welsh success have nosedived – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-05
Leo Cullen experienced disappointment as the arrival of Leinster’s mini-bomb squad failed to change the course of the game.
Leinster take narrow defeat against Cardiff after leaving comeback too late – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-28
Leo Cullen's side won against Uini Atonio's team in a recent match.
France prop Uini Atonio forced to retire from rugby after suffering heart attack – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-28
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen did not shed much light on Boyle’s injury.
Connacht’s Billy Bohan called up to Ireland squad for Portugal training camp, Jack Boyle ruled out – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-26
Leo Cullen was unable to shed much light on Jack Boyle's injury.
‘It didn’t look great’ - Jack Boyle leg injury a concern for Leinster and Ireland – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-25
Paddy Power make Leinster joint favourites and Ladbrokes even make Leo Cullen’s side clear favourites.
Challenge Cup might suit Munster given they are a team in transition – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-20
Leo Cullen is the head coach of Leinster and commented on the team's performance against Bayonne.
Leo Cullen credits Leinster resolve against Bayonne – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-17
Leo Cullen has developed a culture within his team that is honest and open to solving problems.
If Leinster can fix one glaring defensive flaw, they will be unstoppable – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-17
There is an element of ‘be careful about what you wish for’ around those that wanted Leo Cullen’s squad to be ruffled and scuffed a bit in the early part of the season.
Leinster’s lacklustre performances raise questions ahead of Six Nations – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-14
Leo Cullen and his coaching staff looked brave to trust squad depth and current form.
Picking provincial teams should be based on merit rather than reputation – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-24
Head coach Leo Cullen has opted instead to switch Frawley between inside centre and fullback.
Leinster coach admits he would be sad to see ‘outstanding bloke’ Ciarán Frawley leave – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-23
Leo Cullen will be disappointed to lose such a valuable squad player as Frawley.
Leinster’s Ciarán Frawley to join Connacht from next season – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-23
Ulster are preparing as if Leo Cullen’s side will be good and backing themselves to meet that challenge.
Ulster laying it all on the line for Leinster acid test at the Aviva – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-17
Head chef Leo Cullen will know that the ingredients will not come together every time.
Rugby’s law makers must speed the game up or it risks losing its appeal – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-15
Leo Cullen is the coach of Leinster, leading the team to victory despite challenges.
McCarthy brothers hammering the line for Leinster – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-15
Leo Cullen made changes to the props during the match to improve scrum performance.
Below-par Leinster grind out win against Leicester in Champions Cup – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-13
Leo Cullen expressed a slight sense of frustration with a mixed performance after Leinster's win over Harlequins.
Leo Cullen looks to positives from mixed Leinster performance against Harlequins – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-07
One of the bravest decisions Leo Cullen made when he took over was to blood a new generation, and the foundations laid then still underpin the province today.
Reactionary thinking threatens to force rugby to be something it’s not – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-03
Leo Cullen’s men subsequently sealed a bonus point when Kenny joined Soroka in registering a brace of opening period scores.
Leinster roar back from Munster defeat to put eight tries past Zebre at the Aviva – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-25
Cullen was criticised for resting a host of frontliners ahead of the Champions Cup final.
Munster’s victory over Leinster may well prove to be a line in the sand – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-23Leo Cullen commented on Munster wanting it more after the match.
Munster prove mindset can still decide matches – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-22
Head coach Leo Cullen was upbeat in his post-match appraisal of the issues.
Several Ireland players in race to make Tuesday’s flight to Chicago after bruising weekend – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-19
Leo Cullen, the head coach of Leinster, expressed disappointment over his team's lack of composure after their defeat to Munster.
Leo Cullen says his Leinster side ‘just not battle-hardened at the moment’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-19