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source:
- Scrum of the Earth - The Players Union
Teams:
Munster: D Hurley; D Howlett, L Mafi, R Tipoki, I Dowling; R O'Gara, T O'Leary; M Horan, J Flannery, J Hayes, D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell (capt), A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy.
Replacements: F Sheahan, T Buckey, M O'Driscoll, D Ryan, P Stringer, P Warwick, K Earls.
Toulouse: C Heymans; M Medard, M Kunavore, Y Jauion, Y Donguy; J-B Elissalde, B Kelleher; D Human, W Servat, S Perugini, F Pelous (capt), P Albacete, J Bouilhou, T Dusautoir, S Sowerby.
Replacements: A Vernet Basualdo, J-B Poux, R Millo-Chlusky, Y Nyanga, F Fritz, M Ahotaeiloa, V Courrent.
Bookie odds from Paddy Power:
Toulouse to win @ 11/10: Shading the market and the masters of the big occasion...
Yannick Jauzion to be first try scorer @ 16/1: Remember the World Cup 1/4 Final in Cardiff...
Munster to score no tries and win @ 8/1: Wouldn't be the first time...
Paul O'Connell to cry when receiving the trophy 6/1: Red-haired emotional wreck...
Munster to receive the first yellow card @ 12/5: Rua Tupoki's got three in his last three Heineken Cup outings...
Snipets from the article:
...When Toulouse step out, it captures the imagination. Like all things French, whether their temperament is aligned with the season and bloom like an sunflower or wilt like a lilly.
Munster are unchanged from the semi-final success over Saracens. All-Black trio, Lifeimi Mafi, Rua Tipoki and Doug Howlett have introduced another dimension to the powerful Irish pack. Tipoki's frightening defence and razor-sharp attack will get its biggest test against the gliding skills of Yannick Jauzion....