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Will Greenwood and Matt Perry look at the contenders for the Heineken Cup

Heading into the final round of group games, there are only two quarter-final places up for grabs but it is the seedings that will come under the spotlight in the final round.

Will Greenwood agrees: "I love this new Munster backrow with Tommy O'Donnell at 7, James Coughlan at 8 and Peter O'Mahony at 6. Now when Alan Quinlan is in the studio they are not wishing that he was back out there. They have a backrow who can really compete and they've got some great dog. "They also have a chap at 10 who perhaps can take over O'Gara's role - I have really enjoyed Ian Keatley's kicking performance. They are still learning a little bit about each other and how to play but they have that Munster belief and they have an outstanding pack. Suddenly they are finding that they are not wishing that some of the old names were back."
Battle of Pool 5
One of the biggest games of the weekend will be at Welford Rd where Leicester and Ulster will battle it out for top spot in pool 5 - both have already qualified but there's a crucial home quarter-final at stake, and Greenwood cannot wait for Saturday night. "This has been my favourite pool," added Greenwood. "Why? Because in the opening night of round one Leicester were behind 22-16 and they won a penalty on the half way line. We all expected a big finish but they booted it off sideways. They did not want to risk losing the losing bonus point they had and they backed themselves that they would drag Ulster back to their place, turn them over and go through as winners. "This pool has ebbed and flowed, Ulster grabbed the initiative early when they went away to Montpellier and won and yet Leicester have been that chewing gum on the bottom of Ulster's shoe that they just cannot get off! Here we are all ready for one of the great tactical pools. "Leicester have to stop John Afoa rampaging upfront though and Ulster have got plenty of power in the second row too. I love flanker Chris Henry - his battle with Julian Salvi on the floor is going to be superb. Then you have the battle between the two hookers - Tom Youngs v Rory Best. Ulster fullback Jared Payne plays in one of my favourite styles - he is a slow-quick bloke. I love the slow-quick blokes!" Click here for live Heineken Cup action, only on Sky Sports