History made as Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosts rugby match for first time

Cork stadium the first major GAA ground aside from Croke Park to host both rugby and soccer games
History made as Páirc Uí Chaoimh hosts rugby match for first time

The Canty family, Kieran and Kay and children Charlie, Harry, and Kate, from Rochestown,   at the Munster-South Africa game at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Pictures: Eddie O'Hare

History was made tonight as fans packed into Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh for its first-ever rugby match. 

This makes Páirc Uí Chaoimh the first major GAA ground aside from Croke Park to host both rugby and soccer games.

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