Venter savours Cup win
April 21, 2002

London Irish player-coach Brendan Venter hailed his side's Powergen Cup triumph as one of the highlights of his illustrious career.

Irish landed their first major trophy by outclassing - and ultimately destroying - shell-shocked Northampton to lift the Powergen Cup.

It was the second-biggest winning margin in English cup final history, behind Bath's 48-6 rout of Gloucester 12 years ago, and inspirational player/coach Venter could scarcely conceal his elation.

"This is way up there among the best of my career achievements," said Venter, an extra-time substitute when South Africa unforgettably won the 1995 World Cup by beating New Zealand in his native Johannesburg.

"It's fantastic seeing all the hard work translate into silverware, especially for a club that had never won anything before.

"Reality said that we were the underdogs, and maybe that was our best performance of the season. The players put their hands up - they deserve massive credit.

"This is the start of London Irish - the foundation is the players we have in our squad and their attitude."

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