Wallaby win ‘not a bonanza’ for Munster

EVEN though 21,314 of the 22,770 people who bought tickets for Tuesday night’s visit of the Australians to Thomond Park turned up in spite of the atrocious conditions, and the occasion was regarded as a huge success, there is little possibility of a similar kind of game taking place at the venue for at least two years.

This was confirmed last night by Munster chief executive Garrett Fitzgerald who also revealed that while the Munster Branch made “a reasonable profit”, they still did not achieve the targets set when the agreement with the Wallabies was made 12 months previously.

“These matches are played outside the IRB calendar and usually only happen at all because touring teams want games leading up to the Rugby World Cup and they are not always available,” said Fitzgerald.