Munster may grace Wembley

Munster fans are readying themselves for the mouth-watering prospect of seeing their team in action in the hallowed surroundings of Wembley Stadium nine days before Christmas.

Saracens have deferred nominating the venue for Munster’s Heineken Cup visit on December 16, instead revealing the game will take place in London. But the speculation is they will bring the game either to Wembley or Twickenham stadia to cater for a crowd in excess of 80,000 spectators.

Saracens recently completed an £8m (€10.2m) deal with Allianz for the naming rights to their new stadium at Barnet but that won’t be ready until next February and in any case will cater for no more than 10,000 fans.