Gavin Henson turns Andy Farrell upside down on his way to the line
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Gavin Henson has warned the Ospreys not to get carried away with their emphatic 30-3 EDF Cup semi-final win over Saracens at Millennium Stadium.
The Wales Grand Slam star scored a try and was named man-of-the-match.
But as he looked ahead to the 6 April Heineken Cup quarter-final at Vicarage Road, Henson urged caution.
He said: "We worked hard again and carried on from where we left off with Wales. But we can't get too far ahead of ourselves."
He added: "We are very happy but we have got a return game against them in a couple of weeks and we play Ulster before that."
Henson was particularly pleased at denying the Saracens' attacking threat by preventing Alan Gaffney's men from scoring a try.
Highlights: Ospreys 30-3 Saracens
Having won the player accolade, Henson also promised himself a long-awaited hair-cut.
"It was great to stop them from scoring a try at the end," said Henson.
"I am just chuffed to win man-of-the-match. I haven't won one since 2005 and I haven't cut my hair since, so I'm going to get it cut now!"
Victorious coach Lyn Jones said: "I am very pleased. We controlled a lot of the game. It was exactly how we expected.
"We thought Saracens would have a big fired-up half-hour and we managed to quell that and come back strong.
"They made life very difficult and it was a close game at the start but we just moved away at the end and proved too much for them."
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Saracens director of rugby Alan Gaffney had no complaints, saying: "We didn't need luck - we needed about five extra players on the pitch!
"They are a classy team, and we've not experienced such a hammering since I have been at Saracens.
"This will be a huge learning curve for us. Ospreys' pressure was very good and it put us under the hammer.
"We have got to do a bit of homework, but we believe we can turn it around (in the Heineken Cup). We wouldn't be in the competition otherwise."
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