"Professional rugby players usually know what's coming when the coach stands in front of them for a review session. But when Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber gathered the Leinster squad together in a Pretoria hotel on Sunday night, there was any number of angles they could have come at them from."
"Even with the caveats of a truncated pre-season, the list of absentees and the fact that it was the opening game of the season, Friday night's 35-0 defeat to the Stormers will go down as one of the worst Leinster performances of all time. If they go on to achieve their goals it will be a quirky footnote, but for those who were on the field it was an experience like no other."
Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber gathered the Leinster squad in a Pretoria hotel on Sunday night to conduct a review. Professional rugby players usually know what to expect when the coach stands before them. Leinster suffered a 35-0 defeat to the Stormers in Friday night's opening game. The loss ranks among the worst performances in Leinster history despite a truncated pre-season, numerous absentees and the match being the season opener. For the players on the field the experience was uniquely harsh, though season objectives may still be attainable.
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