HE’S CULLEN IT AS HE SEES IT..

LEO CULLEN warns officials must be more vigilant against play-acting.

The rules of rugby have been tightened up further but the Leinster boss says: “It’s important that we’re still instilling the right values because it shouldn’t be about playacting.

“If we’re seeing guys play-acting we’ll point it out.

“We might say, ‘Will you keep an eye on this guy because this is what we’re seeing in his previous three or four games’.

“We need to try to help behind the scenes and say, ‘What are you going to do about it?’.

“We don’t want to go down the line of other sports, where play-acting is rewarded.”

Cullen’s comments come after Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill claimed Connacht players cheated with repeated infringements last week.

And they follow Geordan Murphy’s comments – later retracted – that the game had become “too PC” after his Leicester player Will Spencer was sent off for a high tackle.

Leinster welcome Edinburgh to the RDS tonight and there will be a reunion of sorts on the sidelines, with Cullen having played under Cockerill at Leicester.

“He’s a very good coach and I learned a hell of a lot from him,” said the Blues boss.

“It was a long time ago now, between 2005 and 2007, and he has a tonne of experience since then. He’s seen it all, Richard.”

Joey Carbery is tackled by the Cardiff defence

DON’T ACT UP Leo Cullen says any cynical play has got to be stamped out