Tigers may bow to ticket demand

REIGNING champions Leicester are poised to move their Heineken Cup quarter-final from Welford Road to Leicester City’s Walkers Stadium to accommodate demand for tickets from Munster.

The Tigers had opted to keep next month’s clash at their 16,000 capacity Welford Road, but after top-level discussions with ERC chiefs, may reverse the decision next week.

ERC chief executive Derek McGrath is involved in delicate negotiations with the Zurich Premiership club, aimed at maximising the capacity for the most attractive of the Heineken Cup quarter-final pairings. A development is expected early next week.