Heineken Cup: Munster look on bright side despite draw from hell

They made the Heineken European Cup semi-final draw in the Sugar Club in Dublin last night but there was little sweetness in the air when Munster were drawn last from the hat and handed just the match they didn't want — a meeting on French soil on the weekend of April 21-22 with star-studded Stade Francais.

The other semi-final involves the two English clubs, Gloucester and Leicester Tigers, and that game almost certainly goes ahead at the Madejski Stadium.