Waterford and Clare match attendance unlikely to top 25,000

The Munster Council are expecting a crowd no bigger than 25,000 for this Sunday’s meeting of Clare and Waterford.

The clash of Cork and Tipperary in the Munster hurling quarter-final earlier this month attracted just under 30,000 spectators to Semple Stadium, but Munster Council officials are estimating a smaller crowd in Thurles this weekend.

Recent Munster championship meetings between Clare and Waterford in 2010 (11,027), 2012 (12,296) and 2013 (12,103) failed to draw significant attendances, while their league final clashes earlier this year brought crowds of 20,481 (drawn fixture) and 14,210 (replayed fixture) to Thurles.