Last season's semi-final exit was a bitter blow, but Cardiff Blues flanker Martyn Williams is determined to put it behind him. Read his thoughs in The Observer.
"The Heineken Cup is the best club tournament in the world and it has long been an ambition of mine to win it. To come so close to making the final last season, becoming the first team to lose out in a kicking contest, was hard to take, but you have to move on.
"At least the rules have changed and shoot-outs will not have forwards like me taking aim. Even though I had hardly ever done any kicking, I did not feel any nerves and was confident of putting it over. I had reckoned without a tee: on the occasions I had a go in training, I had used a cone.
"As I saw a tee being hurled in my direction, my heart dropped. I was not sure how to place the ball and the result was a shocking kick. I felt terrible, and still do, and my mood did not improve in the following week when I attempted 10 kicks after a training session and landed the lot."
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