Munster-Ulster set for Easter Sunday showdown

HEINEKEN CUP organisers are likely to confirm this morning that the competition quarter-final between Munster and Ulster at Thomond Park will take place on Easter Sunday, April 8.

The date will be seen as the lesser of two evils by Munster but initial soundings indicate that Ulster are less than happy with the proposed date.

Munster officials made a formal request to the ERC not to play the last-eight tie on Good Friday night, April 6, as it would trigger another controversy in Limerick regarding pub opening regulations.