Toulouse coach Guy Novès has made four changes to his side, from the one that defeated Biarritz in their Heineken Cup quarter-final clash in San Sebastian, for tomorrow’s last four match with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium, kick-off 3.30pm.

MUNSTER’S Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final opponents, Brive, eased their Top 14 relegation worries with a 26-9 win over La Rochelle at Stade Amédée-Domenech on Saturday.

BIARRITZ centre Damien Traille has lost his battle to be fit for the Heineken Cup final after failing to recover in time from a fractured forearm.

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Munster centre Rua Tipkoi believes they have momentum on their side after today's semi-final draw meant they could enjoy a home run to the final.

WHY Guy Noves waited until after Saturday’s game to stress his annoyance at the ERC’s decision to appoint Nigel Owens as match referee is bizarre.

THE LIGHTS dimmed in the closed Millennium Stadium, darkness closed in, and in the background, a low throbbing drumbeat replicated perfectly the pounding Munster hearts in the final 15 minutes of what had been an absorbing contest.

Injury-hit Toulouse will have to draw on all their experience to overcome London Irish in the Heineken Cup semi-final at Twickenham on Saturday.

CARDIFF BLUES coach Dai Young believes Toulouse can go all the way to a fourth Heineken Cup title after his side were taken apart 41-17 at Le Stadium.

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THE staging of the Heineken Cup final at Lansdowne Road today may seem to be a most bizarre decision by the ERC committee, but as recently as last Wednesday, when Celtic played Porto in Spain in the UEFA Cup final, we saw its parallel in another sport.

Ronan O’Gara gave Munster a 6-3 lead against French giants Toulouse as they targeted a third Heineken Cup final appearance in four seasons today.

France have been dealt a double injury blow going into Sunday's RBS Six Nations match against Italy with the news that back-row Sébastien Chabal and scrum-half Mathieu Barrau have both sprained their ankles and will miss the game.

Last weekend Frédéric Michalak was playing for France Under-21. This week he has been included in the France A team to play Ireland A.

PAUL GRAYSON last night assessed Northampton’s make-or-break Heineken Cup clash against Ulster in Belfast and admitted: “It is going to be incredibly difficult.”