Home tie lifts O'Connell

Paul O’Connell was delighted to guarantee a home Heineken Cup quarter-final after Munster’s victory over Montauban.

Home tie lifts O'Connell
Sun, 25 Jan, 2009 - 16:10

Paul O’Connell was delighted to guarantee a home Heineken Cup quarter-final after Munster’s victory over Montauban.

Munster had already secured their last eight spot but the Lions and Ireland lock led his men to a comfortable bonus-point success in the south of France.

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