McKie hopeful of Murrayfield sell-out

The last time the Heineken Cup final was played in Edinburgh in 2005 there were around 16,000 empty seats in the 67,778 capacity Murrayfield stadium as Toulouse defeated Stade Francais 18-12 to lift the trophy for the third time.

This was put down to the match featuring two French sides, and the followers of these clubs being less inclined to travel to the Scottish capital than supporters from clubs in England, Ireland and Wales might have been.