Fly-half Dan Cipriani played a decisive hand for Wasps
Defending champions Wasps twice came from 10 points down to prevail over 2006 champions Munster in a gripping Heineken Cup pool clash in Coventry.
After an early exchange of penalties, Rua Tipoki's converted try put Munster 13-3 up, but Riki Flutey's converted try levelled matters on the half-hour.
Shaun Payne's try gave the Irish province a 20-13 half-time lead.
But Dan Cipriani landed two penalties, George Skivington's try put Wasps ahead and they held on in a frantic finale.
It was a rousing encounter that, while not reaching the dazzling heights of their epic 2004 semi-final, provided tremendous entertainment for a crowd of 21,506, swelled by plenty of Munster fans, at Coventry's Ricoh Arena.
Ronan O'Gara, putting his World Cup nightmare firmly behind him, tested the Wasps defence with a series of high kicks and probing grubbers which yielded a penalty after five minutes which the fly-half stroked over.
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