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Foden and his team-mates were left shattered by a second-half collapse that saw their hopes of Heineken Cup glory vanish in the cruelest of circumstances as Leinster scored 27 unanswered points in a memorable encounter in Cardiff.
"Is that the worst I've ever felt after a defeat?' queried Foden, who was one of the game's standout performers despite being on the losing side.
"It's a 150 per cent 'yes' to that.
"Before the game I would have taken 3-0 if you had offered it to me. And being so far ahead and then losing makes it even worse.
"It's a bitter pill to swallow. To be 22-6 up at half time and with the rugby we had played we really did have one foot in the door. But it's moments like these that will bring us together as a team to make sure it doesn't happen gain. "
It was a totally different day for Leinster captain Cullen, who became only the fourth player to skipper two Heineken Cup winning teams.
And while at one stage it looked as if Leinster's 2009 continental triumph would remain a solitary achievement, the former Leicester second row always believed his side could produce a remarkable comeback if they played to their potential.
"When you are 16 points down with only half the game played the shackles are off and you know you have to go out there and play as well as you know you can," explained Cullen.
"We hadn't done that in the first half. We didn't hang on to the ball and we knew we had to combat the Saints scrum.
"We did both in the second half and they were the differences in the end."
