Provincial success will fill IRFU coffers

The IRFU stands to benefit to the tune of €1.35m in the event that all three provinces win their Heineken Cup quarter-finals this weekend, while wins for Leinster and/or Ulster would bring about a financial bonanza for the Dublin economy.

Should Leinster dethrone Toulon at Stade Felix Mayol this Sunday they would be rewarded with a semi-final at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, April 27, while Ulster would play at the same ground a day earlier should they see off Saracens at Ravenhill tomorrow.

Munster would be a designated ‘away’ team for the last-four stage if they defeat Toulouse at Thomond Park in their quarter-final tomorrow, with the IRFU standing to earn €450,000 for each province that makes the penultimate stage.