Cardiff Blues weathered the wet conditions at Adams Park to beat Wasps 18-15 and set up an Amlin Challenge Cup Final with Toulon.
The Blues reached their first European final since the inaugural Heineken Cup in 1996 with tries from Leigh Halfpenny and Gethin Jenkins.
Wasps fly-half Dave Walder kicked 15 points to keep the Guinness Premiership side in touch throughout - but he could not land the vital 77th minute kick that would have taken the match into extra-time.
The Blues had to play the last 10 minutes with 14 men but held out to became Wales' first finalists in any European competition since Caerphilly in the 2003 Parker Pen Shield.
Wasps started with Phil Vickery for the first time since he underwent a neck operation in October while Walder replaced Danny Cipriani at fly-half following last weekend's Guinness Premiership defeat to Bath.
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