Leinster coach Matt Williams praised the courage of his players after emerging from last night's bruising Heineken Cup encounter with Montferrand with a 12-9 victory. "We started very nervously and it took us until the second half to settle down - but once we did I thought the boys were magnificent," he explained.
Williams had particular words of praise for the kicking abilities of his scrum-half Brian O'Meara, who was forced to move from his home province of Munster after being overlooked in favour of Peter Stringer.
"We've done so much work on goal-kicking at Leinster and no-one wins this competition by kicking less than 80%. To his credit, 'Bomber' has made himself a very valuable player to the team by kicking his goals. He might be lacking a few things but self-confidence isn't one of them. He's very competitive and he's a real pro. He's been written off in places and he's moved cities to come here. I've got great respect for him. I thought he was our man of the match in Montferrand last week and I thought he played very well again," added Williams.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
