Heineken Cup final 2008
Munster v Toulouse
Scrum.com
May 24, 2008
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TALE OF THE TAPE

MUNSTER - TOULOUSE
ERC European Ranking 1 - 2
ERC European Ranking Points 29 - 28
Heineken Cup Titles 1 - 3
Heineken Cup Finals 3 - 4
Heineken Cup Matches 92 - 93
Heineken Cup Wins 64 - 66
Heineken Cup Points 2,332 - 2,780
Heineken Cup Tries 239 - 308
Heineken Cup Head-to-Head Wins 1 - 2
Heineken Cup Knock-Out Stages 10 - 10
International Players in Current Squad 20 - 25

MUNSTER (Pool Five winners)

Rugby director: Declan Kidney.

Captain: Paul O'Connell.

Cup best: Winners 2006.

This season: Wasps (a) lost 24-23, Clermont Auvergne (h) won 36-13, Llanelli Scarlets (a) won 29-16, Llanelli Scarlets (h) won 22-13, Clermont Auvergne (a) lost 26-19, Wasps (h) won 19-3.

Quarter-final: Gloucester (a) won 16-3.

Semi-final: Saracens (Coventry) won 18-16.

Points scored: 182.

Tries scored: 17.

Top points: 102 - Ronan O'Gara.

Top tries: 2 - Rua Tipoki, Shaun Payne, Marcus Horan, Alan Quinlan, Brian Carney.

Player to watch: Doug Howlett.

TOULOUSE (Pool Six winners)

Head coach: Guy Noves.

Captain: Fabien Pelous.

Cup best: Winners 1996, 2003, 2005.

This season: Edinburgh (a) won 19-15, Leinster (h) won 33-6, Leicester (a) lost 14-9, Leicester (h) won 22-11, Leinster (a) lost 20-13, Edinburgh (h) won 34-10.

Quarter-final: Cardiff Blues (h) won 41-17.

Semi-final: London Irish (Twickenham) won 21-15.

Points scored: 192.

Tries scored: 19.

Top points: 62 - Jean-Baptiste Elissalde.

Top tries: 5 - Vincent Clerc.

Player to watch: Byron Kelleher.

Heineken Cup head to head: Munster 1 Toulouse 2.

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