Munster win drew record audience

MUNSTER’S sensational victory over Sale Sharks attracted a record audience for a Heineken Cup game on RTÉ.

The station reported an average of 382,000 viewers during the broadcast, figures peaking at 478,000 at 7.04pm.

This surpassed the viewership for Munster’s Heineken Cup Final appearances against Northampton (2000) and Leicester (2002).