Donal Lenihan: Value of Munster shifting Christmas Leinster derby to Páirc Ui Chaoimh? €300,000
It’s no secret that Munster has become so Limerick-centric that the connection that existed between the team and its support base in Cork has been diluted
EXCITEMENT: Munster's Shane Daly celebrates the opening try with colleagues Simon Zebo and Mike Haley
THERE were times, sitting in the South Stand of Páirc Ui Chaoimh on the night Munster played the South African XV, when I had to pinch myself.
Was this really happening? The bustling new stadium, jammed packed with Munster rugby fans, brought to its feet in a state of frenzy within three minutes of the kick off when Cork’s own Shane Daly touched down in the corner at the Blackrock end.
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