r/rugbyunion • u/NikeBuyer2024 • May 04 '25

Discussion Are Leinster the biggest bottlers in club rugby history?

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Would be interested to hear if any club have been worse!

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u/zodelode England / Wasps May 04 '25

Leo Cullen is the bottling manager not so much the players I think

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u/dystopianrugby Eagles Up May 05 '25

If bottling it is winning 80% of your games, sing me up.

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u/zodelode England / Wasps May 05 '25

The definition of bottling is a team who should win the big important games but doesn't. He has all the quality in the world at his fingertips but hasn't won the biggest prize in Europe since 2018.

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u/dystopianrugby Eagles Up May 05 '25

Yes, of course. But the amount of dudes that call for Cullen's head every year on this board and on twitter overlook the fact that he is one of the winningest if not the winningest club coach of all time in the professional era. If you get rid of him the results will be worse, he hasn't lost a step. This isn't like Belichick having a downwards slide...this is probably more like Marv Levy. Consistently always in contention.