John O'Sullivan

Yesterday.

Yeah, in the print briefing afterwards, he mentioned it again.

So it was great.

What did he say?

He just referenced the piece.

He referenced that it was something that the research that was done and also the fact that it highlighted some of the issues that they faced.

So it was...

I think there's an element of that he feels and I'm surmising here.

I'm not saying this is what he said, but it's how I feel.

I think he feels that the media, some of the media, because it's not all, but some of the media just are a little bit kind of linear in their criticism that they don't look outside of, you know, kind of match situations.

And that there isn't an appreciation that there's more, it's more complex how Leinster have got to this point in the season.

Some of the issues that they faced, there isn't an understanding of some of the issues that they faced.

And therefore the criticism has been quite linear.

Leo understands the media better than any other coach.

His father had a communications company.

Leo grew up reading newspapers.

He understands how the media works.

There is nobody who watches more rugby or is more well-versed or reads probably more widely than he does.

So what he would have is sometimes that he would see lazy assertions about certain things that aren't backed by what he would see as facts or research, and that would be an issue for him.

Part of it is just kind of is drawing a line in the sand in terms of the criticism, what the Leinster would have perceived and he would have perceived to be constant criticism, some of which is justified.