New Aviva Stadium bid to host 2011 Heineken Cup decider

THE Heineken Cup final is set to return to Dublin for the third time in the tournament’s history in 2011 and the newly-named Aviva Stadium will be the venue.

IRFU chief executive Philip Browne, who is also chairman of the Lansdowne Road Stadium Development Company, revealed yesterday that a bid to that affect will be launched in the coming months.

Should the bid be successful, the new Aviva Stadium would play host to two major sporting finals in the month of May in that year as the ground has already been confirmed as the venue for that season’s Europa League decider.