Heineken Cup semi-final facts

:: Wasps will be boosted ahead of their semi-final with Munster on Sunday, knowing no English team have ever lost a Heineken Cup tie in Dublin. Previous encounters saw Leicester beat Leinster (1996) and Sale Sharks defeat Leinster earlier this season.

:: Munster will make a record fifth successive Heineken Cup semi-final appearance on Sunday.

:: Five Munster players have started all four previous semi-finals – Anthony Horgan, Ronan O’Gara, Peter Stringer, John Hayes and Anthony Foley.

:: O’Gara averages 17 points per game from his four semi-final appearances.

:: Llanelli Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones holds the record for most points in a Heineken Cup semi-final. He kicked 23 against Northampton four years ago.

:: The only player to score more than one try in a Heineken Cup semi-final is Stade Francais forward Christophe Juillet, who claimed a double against Ulster in 1999.

:: The biggest winning margin in a Heineken Cup semi-final is 27 points - Toulouse 30 Swansea 3, in 1995.

:: Wasps will contest their first Heineken Cup semi-final on Sunday, following quarter-final exits in 1998 and 2000.

:: Wasps will become the fourth English club to reach a Heineken Cup final if they beat Munster, emulating Leicester (1997, 2001 and 2002), Northampton (2000) and Bath (1998).

:: Saturday’s clash between Toulouse and Biarritz in Bordeaux is the third all-French Heineken Cup semi-final, following Toulouse against Brive (1998) and Colomiers versus Perpignan (1999).