Croker on a Friday if Munster-Leinster clash

Croke Park will all but certain only be available to host a potential Leinster-Munster Heineken Cup semi-final on a Friday evening.

The prospect of the fixture taking place in Croke Park on a weekend day in late April looks slim as GAA HQ hosts the Division 1, 2, 3 and 4 football finals on the same weekend.

The winners of Toulon-Leinster and Munster-Toulon will face one another in the last four and should Leinster progress they will host the semi-final. The GAA have already earmarked the Sunday, April 27, for the Division 1 and 2 finals with the Division 3 and 4 deciders scheduled for the previous evening.

However, the ERC have included Friday, April 25, as a possible semi-final date.

The Aviva Stadium is the most likely option should both provinces win their quarter-finals although demand for tickets would outstrip the 50,000 capacity.

The last rugby game staged in Croke Park was the Ireland-Scotland Six Nations games in March 2010.