Anxious to make a point

Frankie Sheahan is ready to play his part in a crucial front-row battle, Charlie Mulqueen reports.

THE battle of the front-rows may well decide the outcome of the Munster-Wasps Heineken Cup semi-final, a fact not lost on Munster hooker Frankie Sheahan.

Arguably, he has been handed one of the most difficult tasks of all to cope with his enormous opposite number and bang-in-form Samoan, the 19 stone 10 lbs Trevor Leota, who gave up a World Cup squad place to stay with Wasps and earn money to support his family.