O’Connell wary as Saints thirsting for revenge

MUNSTER skipper Paul O’Connell isn’t fooled by the suggestion pride won’t be enough motivation for Northampton Saints.

Last year’s finalists are gunning for revenge following an opening day choker at Thomond Park when Ronan O’Gara’s injury-time drop goal secured a sensational 23-21 victory that sparked a tournament collapse by the Premiership side. The fact the Saints are only fighting for an Amlin Cup spot doesn’t ease O’Connell’s worries ahead of tomorrow’s game as he recalled Munster’s amazing 2003 victory over Gloucester.

“The year we beat Gloucester we didn’t think for an instant we’d qualify but we scored four tries and 27 points and qualified,” he said.