Late starter has worked his way to the very heart of the action

You can trace the remake of the Leinster Young Guns movie back to the home tie with Bath 14 months ago. Doomed to non-qualification, Leo Cullen opened the door suddenly to a raft of greenhorns - Garry Ringrose, Luke McGrath, Peter Dooley, James Tracy, Ross Molony and Josh van der Flier - and the effect sent the fans home happy. They had seen the future and were happy that it was good enough to be the present.