Conor O'Shea is "incredibly proud" of his Harlequins side after they shocked Munster to reach the Amlin Challenge Cup final.
Harlequins boss delighted after Munster upset
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea says he is "incredibly proud" of his side after they shocked Munster to reach the Amlin Challenge Cup final.
The visitors became only the second team ever to win a European fixture at Thomond Park to set up a showdown with Stade Francais at Cardiff City Stadium.
Despite going into the clash as underdogs, O'Shea claims he was given a confidence boost by captain Chris Robshaw in the moments leading up to the clash.
"We won the toss and Chris Robshaw came up to me and said that he wanted to play into the wind because he wanted us to play our game," he said.
"The minute he said that I knew we would be fine in terms of bringing our game to Thomond. I'm delighted for the players because of the work that they have put in.
"We might not have the squad size that a lot of teams have but we have a hell of a lot of heart. I'm incredibly proud, as you can imagine for various different reasons.
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"But the horrible thing is that we have done nothing. We have won a semi-final.
"My dad has a saying that a good semi-final never makes a good final, so we're going to have to make sure that that doesn't happen. But the guys will have today's win in their locker forever and a day."
Munster head coach Tony McGahan was left frustrated at the lack of intensity and amount of errors from the Irish outfit.
"The way that we played didn't give us any opportunity whatsoever to get a result," he said.
"We really stood off them, and showed an inability to make first-up tackles. I don't think we got through more than two phases in the first half, and we conceded 11 turnovers. We failed to put any doubts in their mind."
McGahan also backed Quins to go on and claim the trophy if they are able to recreate the same kind of performance against Stade.
He added: "If they show the same spirit and execution that they showed today, then I don't think they will have any problems."
