Toulouse scrum-half Byron Kelleher insists the French authorities must learn immediate lessons from Munster's Heineken Cup victory.

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Kelleher's Toulouse side still have at least three weeks of their domestic season to play.

Key players like Vincent Clerc and Clement Poitrenaud were missing through injury and Kelleher believes Munster, who had not played for three weeks, had a distinct advantage.

"It has been very difficult for the French. With the Rugby World Cup, the whole season has been compacted," he said.

"There is definitely an exhaustion factor. It is an advantage for them to be able to come into the game fresh.

"I suppose French rugby will start to look at how they structure their competition from now on. They definitely should. How long has it been since a French side won the Heineken Cup?"