Munster crowds down again

ATTENDANCES for the Munster senior hurling championship matches were down for the third consecutive year in 2010.

Figures revealed in the provincial convention report show numbers going to Munster SHC games were on average 3,305 less than the previous year (24,046 as opposed to 27,361) while attendances for SFC games were down by an average of 323 (15,697 compared to 16,020).

In his report to convention, Munster secretary Pat Fitzgerald suggested Limerick’s hurling strike was a contributory factor to the decrease, as well as the paltry 11,028 attendance for last year’s Munster semi-final between Waterford and Clare in Thurles.