Yearning for home comforts

WITH only three teams already guaranteed qualification to the knockout stages, and just one of those assured a lucrative home draw, there is still so much to play for in this weekend’s final round of Heineken Cup pool games.

Up to the point when referee Alain Rolland blows the final whistle at around 4.40pm at the Rec on Sunday where Bath entertain Toulouse, players, management and supporters all over Europe will be on tenterhooks as the final pieces of the quarter final jigsaw fall into place.

That sense of drama is what makes the Heineken Cup the superlative competition that it is.