"I asked the players today to be very professional. It's a tough place to come to get a result and they had to be rock solid and very professional, which took a lot of mental strength.

"To be fair they were and they got a deserved win.

"I was delighted for Anto but again what a foil he had up front in Matty McNeil. He was immense and they couldn't handle him.

"I said to the players that the only way people can stop us is if they defend really well or foul us. Then we have to be better at our set plays.

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"And today they couldn't handle us, so they fouled us and we punished them with our set plays.

"It was a magnificent performance and a very professional display from everybody involved.

"I was delighted for our fans as well. They were in good voice and enjoying different stages of the game when we were 2 and 3-0 up and they could relax as little bit and sing their full repertoire of songs.

"It's along way for them to come and they have faith in us and it's nice to have their backing wherever we go."