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Buena from the province’s stirring 24-16 win over Sale on Sunday afternoon.
“You see Munster in Clonlara,’ re- vealed Horan. “They weren’t given a chance of doing anything, just like we weren’t when we went into Europe. But we had great belief in ourselves and this Clonlara team does to.
“IT saw them play against Crusheen the first day and they showed great character to come back after losing that lead and going behind. It was very gutsy stuff.
“Tl be at the final because I have a weekend off and am not involved in the Magners League game against
Ulster. They’re up against a great Newmarket team but anything can happen on the day. This team plays with no fear – they’re a great bunch of lads and I just hope that they enjoy it and the day doesn’t pass them by.”
Games never pass Munster by these days, something Horan and company proved on Sunday afternoon when assuming control of Pool One in their defence of the Heineken Cup.
“The pressure was on us,’ admits Horan, “because if we hadn’t got a result the wheels could have come off. And after seeing what Sale did to Clermont we knew we were up against it.
“We realised it was all or nothing. If we lost it was going to be very dif- ficult to come out of the group. We hadn’t performed in the first game. We knew that and our support- ers knew that, so we had to deliver. It was do or die stuff and we came through it.”
Do or die – just like Sunday’s coun- ty final will be. And it will be every bit as competitive as Munster v Sale.