Munster hold the final aces, believes chastened Cheika

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika had no hesitation in tipping Munster to win the Heineken Cup final against French aristocrats Biarritz in Cardiff on May 20.

Minutes after his Leinster side had succumbed in an absorbing Lansdowne Road semi-final, Cheika said Munster were the better of the two remaining teams in the competition.

“They want it and will pose more threats to Biarritz than the French side will pose to them. I wouldn’t be the greatest analyst of the two teams at the moment, but I figure Munster have this great belief in themselves, and they won’t be thrown off by anyone at this stage,” he said.