Celtic sides kept apart in Europe

Should the Dublin side get past Leicester in the quarter finals they will be at home to either Toulouse or Northampton in the semi final at the end of April.
Meanwhile If Munster win at Biarritz they would face another away tie at either Stade Français or Newcastle.

Christian Cullen will be hoping to help luckless Munster, the only club to have lost two finals, achieve the coveted first Heineken Cup win.

" We've just missed out in the last three or four years so there is a heavy weight of expectation on our shoulders. Every game is huge," said the former All Black . ``But we've got a long time to wait until this game and we'll get our players back from the Six Nations internationals and then we'll see what happens.''

Outside-half David Holwell, who in first season with Leinster is the current leading points scorer in the Heineken Cup, is pleased that his side could have another home draw.

"It's great to have home draw in the semi-final, but we can forget completely about that unless we turn up in good shape to face Leicester Tigers at Lansdowne Road on April 2. This is a very big competition and sometimes you need a bit of luck to help you on your way. Maybe the carrot of a home draw in the semi-final could be that bit of luck we need."