Ulster face wounded Munster as Leinster expect to storm into semis

By Ian Cusack

Ulster face wounded Munster as Leinster expect to storm into semis
Sat, 07 Apr, 2012 - 14:53

By Ian Cusack

As Irish rugby fans try to banish memories of a humbling Six Nations defeat to England in Twickenham, the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup offer a timely reminder that Irish provincial rugby is at an all time high.

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