Leo Cullen could not resist the opportunity of taking a dig at Simon Zebo, as well as Munster, after Leinster\u2019s victory at Thomond Park.<\/p>\n
The arch-rivals went head-to-head on Saturday with the Dublin-based outfit emerging triumphant 13-8 in the United Rugby Championship clash.<\/p>\n
They gained revenge for their shock 31-14 hammering by Munster<\/a> at Croke Park earlier in the season to boost their play-off hopes after a disappointing start to the campaign.<\/p>\n Cullen<\/a> spoke to Premier Sports afterwards and initially played a straight bat as he broke down the positives and negatives of their performance.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was lots of good effort and intent. It was a scrappy enough type of game, but we\u2019re pleased. It was a great defensive effort towards the end of the game, did some good things in the first half, but probably weren\u2019t clinical enough over the course of the game.\u201d Leinster\u2019s<\/a> head coach said.<\/p>\n Cullen\u2019s first dig at Zebo<\/p>\n The former lock forward then turned towards Munster legend Zebo, who has been rather open about his dislike for Leinster, and quipped: \u201cDark arts aren\u2019t they? Some good dark arts weren\u2019t they? You know well. He knew nothing about them but he was in some of the meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n With three URC<\/a> defeats in seven heading into Saturday\u2019s clash, including that loss to their rivals in Dublin, Cullen and his fellow Leinster coaches have done plenty of soul-searching over their underwhelming start.<\/p>\n \u201cClayton (McMillan, the Munster head coach) talked about turning it into a dogfight. The game at Croke Park, we lost 31-14, and you go back after the game and you\u2019re kind of like, what does he actually mean by a dogfight?<\/p>\n \u201cWe had 60 per cent possession, 60 per cent territory. They kicked the ball 28 times to us, we kicked the ball 13 times to them, so it gives you a bit of an indication in terms of mindset.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were pushing the boundaries the whole time and just made life very difficult for us. It was probably a little bit the same [on Saturday].\u201d<\/p>\n Leinster boss highlights \u2018it is what it is\u2019 IRFU regulation dictating his team selection as Sam Prendergast omission addressed<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cTwo teams scrapping out for every single inch out there\u201d \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n \u201cAre you like a Leinster fan now?\u201d \ud83d\ude05@SimonZebo<\/a>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\u201dThat\u2019ll never happen\u201d\ud83d\ude06@leinsterrugby<\/a> boss Leo Cullen on tonight\u2019s game \ud83d\udd34\ud83d\udd35 pic.twitter.com\/jAq3I2uIgy<\/a><\/p>\n