O’Connell: ‘It’s an uphill task’

Paul O’Connell has warned that the current Toulon squad are much better than the side that hammered Munster in 2011.

O’Connell: ‘It’s an uphill task’
Thu, 24 Apr, 2014 - 15:12

Paul O’Connell has warned that the current Toulon squad are much better than the side that hammered Munster in 2011.

His side face the French Top 14 giants on Sunday in the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup.

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