Matt Williams
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if not the most important aspect of that day.
Montpellier have been exceptionally consistent this year.
Matt, they're currently running second in the French top 14 domestic competition.
Two rounds to go.
They look like they will finish in that top two, just looking at if you can predict the teams they're playing against and what the points will go.
They have got a very famous man as director of rugby, Bernard Laporte, ex-winner of...
the top 14 and a Champions Cup with Toulon, coach of France, minister of sport in French government and he's gone there and Montpellier were close to relegation two or three years ago and he's brought them from there to second.
You look through their team, there's not a lot of big names there.
Billy Vinopola is probably the only one that the listeners would know, the former English number eight and he's captain.
But they have played a really efficient brand of rugby all year.
They're winning tight games.
They've got a high percentage goal kicker.
They're not flashy, but they make very few mistakes, which is pretty good in a final.
That's what you want.
The teams that make least mistakes usually come away with the chocolates in finals.
And you've got to say, Matt, I agree with you completely.
It's still a pretty good-looking team.
Ulster side, Balotun coming back is a huge bonus for him.
Murphy and Doak in the halves have done well.
Augustus at eight has been excellent.