Ahead of Saturday's eagerly awaited Heineken Champions Cup semi-final clash between Munster and Saracens we look back at previous titanic clashes between these two old rivals.

MUNSTER RUGBY fans’ famous resourcefulness in sourcing tickets has been taken to new heights ahead of the Heineken Cup semi-final later this month against Saracens at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

If Munster can negotiate the huge obstacle that Gloucester respresent in the Heineken Cup quarter-final on Saturday they will either play The Ospreys at The Millennium Stadium or Saracens at The Ricoh Arena on the semi-finals weekend of April 26-27.

Ireland will have a central presence in the Heineken Cup semi-finals when international referees Alain Rolland and Alan Lewis take charge on 21 and 22 April.