Munster handed home run to decider

MUNSTER were handed a home run to the Heineken Cup final in May last night but champions Leinster face an away semi-final following the last-four draw by organisers ERC.

Munster’s thumping 51-36 win at Northampton on Saturday ensured they would finish the pool stages with a 100% record and as top seeds. They now face Irish rivals and eighth seeds Ulster in a Thomond Park quarter-final on the weekend of April 6/7/8 and last night’s semi-final draw will see the winner of that clash host either Edinburgh or Toulouse.

Munster captain Paul O’Connell was quick to praise Ulster after the top seeds were handed a Thomond Park clash with their Irish rivals in the last eight.