Heineken Cup Semi-Final

Monday, 7 April. I arrive home at about 10.30pm from Vinitaly. My wife is away at a work do. The wee one is with her Granny and Grandad. There is a beer in the fridge. Munster's quarter-final against Gloucester is on the Sky+ box.

All of the above is true, just until you pass the bit about the beer. Somehow, we managed to record the London Irish - Perpignan match, but miss the Munster - Gloucester one. Oh well.

This Sunday, Munster face Saracens in the semi-final at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. I'm at home this time, so there should be no repeat of the Sky+ debacle this time around.

The starting lineup is as follows:

15 Hurley
14 Howlett
13 Mafi
12 Tipoki
11 Dowling
10 O'Gara
11 O'Leary
1 Horan
2 Flannery
3 Hayes
4 O'Callaghan
5 O'Connell
6 Quinlan
7 Wallace
8 Leamy

Replacements: Sheahan, Pucciarello, O'Driscoll, Ryan, Stringer, Warwick, Murphy

That's a strong team in anyone's language. I'll say no more, except COME ON MUNSTER!!!