Wallace: it’s time to even up the score

HE HAS been a constant in Munster’s rollercoaster love affair with the Heineken Cup but now David Wallace wants to ‘balance the books’ when they compete in their fourth final at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

The showdown with Toulouse follows defeats for Munster against Northampton Saints in 2000 and Leicester Tigers in 2002, before they made it third time lucky in 2006 with a 23-19 victory over Biarritz. Two years on and Munster return to the Welsh capital with Wallace insisting Munster are the underdogs against the treble champions — although the Irish province’s travelling army of supporters are sure to vastly outnumber the French club’s fans.

“I am sure most people would agree that we are going in as the underdogs and, if our support is anything like we had at our last final two years ago, we can do with that help,” said Wallace, the first forward to score a Heineken Cup final try when he crossed for the only try of the match in the 9-8 defeat by Northampton eight years ago.