By PAUL REES

WASPS announced their arrival in Europe 17 years ago when they defeated Munster in the semifinal at Lansdowne Road having trailed by ten points with 15 minutes to go.
They secured the Heineken Cup with victory over Toulouse in the final and hoisted it again three years after when they overcame Leinster.
Since then, they have only once made it to the semi-finals while Munster have done so nine times, winning the trophy twice. The Irish province will not be at full strength after a number of their squad had to quarantine having been in South Africa when the Omicron variant w...