If we allow ourselves to be bullied then we'll get what we deserve Wasps coach Shaun Edwards

Wasps coach Shaun Edwards reckons Sunday's Heineken Cup final against Leicester is the biggest club rugby match of all time.

The European showdown will be played out in front of a capacity 82,000 crowd at Twickenham.

Leicester are chasing an historic Treble, while arch-rivals Wasps are desperate to win some silverware.

"We don't need to motivate ourselves for this game because it's Wasps versus Leicester," said Edwards.

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"Sport is about rivalries - Manchester United-Chelsea, Wigan-St Helens and in rugby union there's Wasps-Leicester. Just say the two names and you feel your palms sweating.

"This is the biggest game ever between Wasps and Leicester and the biggest club rugby match ever in the world since the sport began 100 years ago."

Maybe there should be more respect for English league rugby because there's a lot right with it Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan

The world record for the highest attendance at a club match is the 79,741 that watched Stade Francais beat Toulouse 22-20 in a domestic game at the Stade de France in January.

Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan believes the all-English final is vindication of the Guinness Premiership, which has been criticised for the quality of its rugby and a growing reliance on overseas players.

"The Guinness Premiership has been undermined in certain quarters but it's a tough competition," he said.

"The fact it's an all-English final shows there's not a lot wrong with the game in this country or the rugby it produces.

"We've been to every ground this season and never had an easy game.

"Maybe there should be more respect for English league rugby because there's a lot right with it."

Leicester warmed up for the clash by clinching the Premiership title with a 44-16 demolition of Gloucester at Twickenham last Saturday.

Before you win you have to believe you can win - I would not question our belief Lawrence Dallaglio

Wasps, meanwhile, have had a three-week competitive lay-off after Leicester ended their play-off hopes in the final Premiership game of the season.

But Edwards hopes the 2004 Heineken Cup winners will offer Leicester a stiffer test than table-toppers Gloucester.

"If we allow ourselves to be bullied then we'll get what we deserve. I'd like to think we'll be a bit more aggressive on the advantage line than Gloucester," he said.

Wasps captain Lawrence Dallaglio denied his side would be "undercooked" and insisted he would be "haunted" if they capitulated as Gloucester had done against Leicester.

"I can't speak for Gloucester but before you win you have to believe you can win," he said.

"I would not question our belief. I look around the changing room and we've got some real characters in this team, characters I know will not wilt under pressure.

"Both teams have such enormous pedigrees. That's what makes this such a fascinating contest.

"They are bang in form, winning trophies, and we are a team that has won the last five finals we have been in at Twickenham.

"It is going to be an awesome atmosphere, hopefully somewhere near Test rugby because it has been my ambition to play somewhere near Test rugby this season."

Dallaglio, 34, still hopes for an England recall and hinted at his frustration with the decision not to allow Wasps, Leicester or Bath players to tour South Africa with Brian Ashton's squad because of their European final commitments.

"Those decisions are made," Dallaglio said. "But do you pick players who are battle-hardened and ready to fly straight over there to play a game in six days' time, or players who in some cases haven't played for three or four weeks?"