Tony Ward hails the resurgent Ronan O'Gara and a great weekend for the Irish provinces in European competition in The Irish Independent.
"The mantra of 'it's only half-time' will, of course, be the message ringing around all four training camps in the build-up to the second of December's back-to-back games -- fixtures that are set to define the European rugby season in this part of the world.
"The calculators may still be required come the fourth weekend in January, but certainly as a mid-pool injection, the weekend outcome could hardly have been better from an Irish perspective.
"True, Munster squeezed across the finishing line a short head in front but given the quality of the opposition, it's a win they will take and head for the Stade Aime Giral with confidence high and qualification still very much in sight.
"That they eked out the win says so much about that insatiable desire and resilience central to the Munster psyche, as well as the Thomond Park factor. It was all driven by the master craftsman and point-scorer supreme in the No 10 shirt, Ronan O'Gara."
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