The Irish province were denied a fifth European star as a last gasp try saw Stade Rochelais crowned champions in Marseille on Saturday.

Leinster fell to the same opponents in the semi-finals of last season’s competition, and Cullen acknowledged that another in-depth analysis of their failure will be required.

“We’re very, very close to winning the tournament, [but] we don’t, unfortunately,” he said.

“But now we just need to dust ourselves off and try and turn the page to move forward quite quickly.

“We’ll do a deeper review and look into this game, similar to what we probably did last year as well.”

A crowd of 59,682 attended the showpiece game at Stade Vélodrome, and although the travelling Leinster contingent were left heartbroken, Cullen highlighted that the delight brought to the La Rochelle fans is what makes the Heineken Champions Cup so special.

He said: “It’s painful. But when you see the crowd at the end - fantastic Leinster support [in Marseille] - but there’s two-thirds of the crowd [made up of La Rochelle fans].

“There’s elation at the end, what it means to them. But that’s what makes the tournament so magical as well.

“Turn the page, it’s our next challenge, dust ourselves off and go again.”

Leinster Rugby head coach Leo Cullen says his side must put the disappointment of losing the Heineken Champions Cup final behind them.