It was, in inverted commas, a typical semi-final. Two good teams that didn t want to let go. All credit to Connacht, they stuck into that game. It was a real tussle, it certainly wasn t the prettiest game in the world and one or two big moments made a big difference. I m very glad about that.
Van Graan was delighted with his team s composure on a night when the lineout malfunctioned and Chris Cloete s yellow card might have turned the tide. We handled the pressure, he said. We didn t start the game well, we got pinged into our own 22, that charge-down, they had the scrum and scored straight away.