Munster hoping for favour from Blues

MUNSTER will be hoping Cardiff Blues see off Ulster at Ravenhill this weekend as the Heineken Cup finalists want to surpass Ulster and finish at least second placed of the Irish teams in the Celtic League.

Munster, who meet the Ospreys at Liberty Park on Friday night, would much prefer to be in pole position and in control of their own destiny, but right now they’re looking to others, as much as themselves, to achieve that.

Munster’s Heineken Cup exploits will count for nothing later this year when the draw is made. They’re guaranteed qualification, but if they finish behind Celtic League leaders Leinster and Ulster, their seeding will be the least attractive of the three Irish teams.