How to become the masters of May

Being a May team has its own special inference, writes Ronan O’Gara.

All good teams cite consistency as a key element of their success, but consistency doesn’t cut it alone in May. May is about delivery and dealing with pressure. Clermont Auvergne has an unfortunate record when it comes to the business end of the season.

But an instructive one nonetheless. May hasn’t been a good month for them and it wasn’t going to improve very much facing Saracens in the Champions Cup final.