Cool coach praises ruthless Munster’s ‘sharp’ display

Anthony Foley has never been one to gloat, and true to form, he was cool and calculated in his attitude after last night’s clear-cut victory for Munster over Saracens.

While full of praise for his side’s performance against last year’s beaten finalists, and stressing the importance of depriving the English side a bonus point, he knows there’s still a long road to travel in this extremely difficult European Champions Cup pool.

“We capitalised straightaway when they went down to 14 men, after that we just had to consolidate and make sure we won the game, and I thought we did that very comfortably,” said Foley whose team will now top the “group of death” after the second weekend of the new competition. “It’s the small stuff that wins these big games. The boys were sharp tonight, they were sharp all week, and they came out and showed that. They never flinched and when they got into the opposition 22, they were ruthless.