The final heartbreak

THEY came from far and wide to view a true contest in every sense of the word. Even Roy Keane and John O’Shea swapped their familiar red of Manchester United for that of their native province.

The Munster flags said it all: “Irish by birth, Munster by grace of God”. Alas, it was not enough. Once again Munster’s brave heroes have fallen at the semi final stage by one score.

On the balance of play, Wasps deserved their victory, outscoring Munster by five tries to two. Overall, they possessed too much power and pace and had game breakers in Josh Lewsey, Stuart Abbott and Tom Voyce which Munster just could not match.