Advantage Leinster in travel stakes

There’s a lot left to be decided on the pitch, but it could be advantage Leinster in the stands if there is an All-Ireland Champions Cup final.

The head of the Irish Travel Agents’ Association (ITAA) warned Munster supporters that getting to Bilbao could be difficult should the Red Army overcome Racing 92 in Bordeaux tomorrow — especially if Leinster are equally successful in their semi-final against Scarlets in Dublin today.

Cork-based ITAA CEO Pat Dawson, told the Irish Examiner Papertalk Rugby podcast that flights and accommodation for the final will be hard to come by, but that Leinster fans will have a distinct advantage over their southern counterparts should both make the European final.