Edmonds looks to Catalan faithful

LANSDOWNE ROAD man of the match Manny Edmonds believes Perpignan’s fans will make the Heineken Cup final a spectacle to remember in Dublin next month.

Tournament organisers ERC were left with a major headache when both Irish teams failed to reach the May 24 showpiece, but Australian flyhalf Edmonds has faith in his own club’s Catalan following to generate an atmosphere worthy of the occasion.

Asked if he had any problems playing the final in Dublin, Edmonds replied: “No, definitely not. The Irish people are great, the stadium’s very well known throughout the world and it will be better for us to play here than in Toulouse.