Ulster’s added incentive as Belfast hosts final
The 18,000-capacity stadium at Ravenhill was nominated ahead of the tender by Glasgow who had planned to use the 4G pitch at Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park. Originally there were four very interested applicants but both Dublin and Cardiff pulled out before the final tenders were taken.
While Glasgow would have seen their financial outlay fully been written off by the Kilmarnock County Council, Kingspan Stadium’s bid was backed by the Belfast City Council, Visit Belfast, Tourism Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.