 Will Munster be celebrating again? |
Munster will have 'home' advantage when they take on English champions Wasps in the Heineken Cup semi-finals. The Irish province will have at least 20,000 of their own fans at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on Sunday, 25 April, as they aim for a third European final.
The day before, French champions Toulouse will continue their quest for an historic third Heineken Cup crown against French rivals Biarritz.
The match will be played at Bordeaux's Stade Chaban-Delmas.
 | SEMI-FINAL DRAW T'louse (Fra) v Biarritz (Fra) Sat, 24 April, 1500 BST Munster (Ire) v Wasps (Eng) Sun, 25 April, 1500 BST |
The four sides will be battling it out to reach European club rugby's showpiece occasion at Twickenham on Sunday, 23 May.
London Wasps coach Warren Gatland is relishing the prospect of returning to Lansdowne Road two years after leaving his post as Ireland coach.
His side reached their first-ever Heineken Cup semi-final by destroying English rivals Gloucester 34-3 at the Causeway Stadium in Wycombe.
"I am loving it here at Wasps and I would love to see this side go to Lansdowne Road and perform to its full potential," he said.
"To go to Dublin with a fully fit Wasps side to take on a Munster team backed by tens of thousands of their fans will make it a great occasion. "Last season and this season have been pretty exciting for the club and I think we have the players here to make the next couple of years be pretty special too.
"We desperately wanted to reach the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup and we have achieved that goal.
"It is going to be very exciting for us to go to Dublin. There certainly won't be the same fear factor going to Lansdowne Road as there might have been going to Thomond Park because a lot of the Wasps players have had good experiences at Lansdowne Road. "