Record attendances expected for semis

The Heineken Cup semi-finals on 26 / 27 April are aiming to attract a tournament record of over 80,000 fans.

The fans will be crammed in at Le Stadium de Toulouse and Lansdowne Road and will represent a staggering 60 per cent increase on the crowds at last season’s semi-finals.

Leinster Lions clash with Perpignan in Dublin (capacity 49,000) and Toulouse take on Munster in Toulouse (capacity 36,500) in mouth-watering Irish-French showdowns.