Toulouse coach out for revenge
Toulouse coach Guy Noves has admitted his team are out for revenge against Munster after their 31-25 semi-final defeat by Mick Galwey’s team at Stade Lescure in Bordeaux three years ago.
“For us it is the semi-final we dreamed of,” said Noves. “We haven’t reached this stage of the competition since our catastrophic performance in the spring of 2000 against Munster in Bordeaux.
“We have a huge challenge ahead of us, we must get revenge for Bordeaux and become one of the first French teams to beat Munster.
“I can’t imagine that the Heineken Cup final will take place in Dublin without an Irish team which is why I think it will be very difficult for Perpignan to beat Leinster.
“That means it is down to us to prevent it being an all-Irish affair and you can rest assured we won’t play the way we did three years ago. If Munster get to the final, they will deserve it because they will have to be stronger than us.”
