The Scarlets capitalised to make it 35-8 before Adam Byrne, Tom Daly and Andrew Porter rescued a try scoring bonus-point.
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“The red card was a tough one to take,” said Cullen, “when you play someone in the air you need to understand the consequences.
I wasn’t sure he landed on his head, but he made contact so we need to be smarter in those situations. But the guys fought back well to score a try at the end of the first-half but the red card made it very difficult for ourselves.
“We showed good character and it was pleasing to get over at the end for a bonus-point but it was a very frustrating game.”
Munster hit the league summit this afternoon as they thrashed Pro12 basement boys Benetton Treviso 46 – 3.
The Ospreys also turned up the heat at the top with a bonus-point 22-5 triumph at Glasgow.
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Cullen is determined to banish their Welsh demons by overcoming the Newport Gwent Dragons next weekend. He said: “It’s very congested at the top of the table, that Ulster game was called off and they will be back in the mix.
“The Ospreys had a good win too upon in Glasgow which puts pressure on us. It’s tight but we expect that, so we have to recover well ahead of a trip to the Dragons next weekend.
“We’ve got a lot of boys playing Test match rugby so we will assess them and move forward.”
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'We made it difficult for ourselves': Cullen urges young Leinster side to get smart
LEINSTER HEAD COACH Leo Cullen has urged his men to to smarten up after they opened the door for Munster to take top-spot.
The Guinness Pro12 leaders found themselves 21-8 down at half-time before Barry Daly was shown red for taking Aled Thomas out in the air.
The Scarlets capitalised to make it 35-8 before Adam Byrne, Tom Daly and Andrew Porter rescued a try scoring bonus-point.
“The red card was a tough one to take,” said Cullen, “when you play someone in the air you need to understand the consequences.
“We showed good character and it was pleasing to get over at the end for a bonus-point but it was a very frustrating game.”
Munster hit the league summit this afternoon as they thrashed Pro12 basement boys Benetton Treviso 46 – 3.
The Ospreys also turned up the heat at the top with a bonus-point 22-5 triumph at Glasgow.
Cullen is determined to banish their Welsh demons by overcoming the Newport Gwent Dragons next weekend. He said: “It’s very congested at the top of the table, that Ulster game was called off and they will be back in the mix.
“The Ospreys had a good win too upon in Glasgow which puts pressure on us. It’s tight but we expect that, so we have to recover well ahead of a trip to the Dragons next weekend.
“We’ve got a lot of boys playing Test match rugby so we will assess them and move forward.”
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