Quartet eye place in Heineken Cup final

Munster will continue their quest to return to the Heineken Cup final when they face Leinster at Croke Park tomorrow (Saturday May 2nd).Having secured the Magners League title with two games to go, defending champions Munster are odds-on favourites to defend the European trophy.They are rated at 1/3 by Blue Square to win the all-Irish semi-final, with the bookmaker pricing Leinster 9/4.On Sunday, Cardiff Blues will face Leicester Tigers to compete for the other place at Murrayfield, with the Welsh side having recently won the EDF Energy Cup.But they are facing a team fresh from clinching a home draw in the Guinness Premiership play-offs after topping the table and Blues centre Tom Shanklin expects one of the most difficult challenges of the season."It will take everything we've got to beat Leicester," he told the Telegraph this week.Munster are given odds of 4/5 by Coral Betting for the Heineken Cup title, with Cardiff priced 7/2 and the Tigers rated at 4/1.

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Posted on:- 01/05/2009 - 15:03 PM
Filed in:- Rugby Union Betting News