A case for bringing Munster Rugby to Páirc Uí Chaoimh

For the second season in a row, the prospect of a first-ever Heineken Champions Cup final between Munster and Leinster remains a live prospect with the provinces on opposite sides of the quarter- and semi-final draws, writes Donal Lenihan

Racing’s semi-final defeat of Munster in Bordeaux last April prevented a logistical nightmare for tournament organisers EPCR from a travel and accommodation perspective, given the massive audience of Irish support that final would have attracted. Finding a route to get to Bilbao and locating a bed in the city was difficult enough as it was.