Munster work to avert Thomond chaos repeat

THOMOND PARK officials are confident that there will be no repeat of last year’s traffic chaos when Munster open their Heineken Cup campaign against Perpignan at the Limerick venue on Friday night.

The two-time European champions commenced last year’s campaign with a Friday-night home encounter against another French club, Montauban. At the time, it was the biggest game the new-look 26,000-capacity venue had hosted.

It proved a fraught night on and off the pitch, with Tony McGahan’s men squeezing home against the unfancied French side while thousands of supporters were caught up in the gridlock which gripped Limerick city.