Leo Cullen plans to provide a five-star show with Leinster
Coach once looked up to Toulouse, now he’s plotting to bring French aristocrats down to earth
Leo Cullen says 'Toulouse are the standard-bearers of the competition'. Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
William Winder McConnell joined the No 245 squadron in 1940 and, during the Battle of Britain, was shot in the legs, managing to escape a plane that would be smashed to pieces on the white cliffs of Dover.
Later in World War II, he was captured by the Nazis and imprisoned in Stalag Luft where he remained until VE Day. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he was a hero to so many.
