‘The people who come to the games are our family, friends and the people who live in the town. No player wants to let them down. It’s very close to the heart every time we go out there.’

MY momma told me there’d be days like this and, boy, how appropriate are the words when applied to a frenzied Thomond Park on Saturday night.

It’s now 28 Thomond wins on the bounce in the Heineken Cup and as they bid farewell to the great old ground for this season, they will take some stopping if they can carry the momentum of this demolition of England’s finest on their travels.

The Thomond Park factor was seldom more pronounced than on Saturday when 13,000 fans embraced their brethren with frenzied support.