Heineken Cup final set to be sold out

More than half the tickets for the Heineken Cup final have been sold as the ERC looks forward to a sell-out for the biggest club competition in the world.

The tickets are selling at record pace with more than 17,350 sold to the general public already.

Tournament organisers ERC hold back 15,000 tickets for the two finalists, so when those tickets are added to public sales, the home of Scottish rugby is well on the way to being half-full already.

"We've had a record-breaking start to our sales campaign for the 2009 Heineken Cup final and all our research proves, that once the tournament action kicks off, more and more people begin to think about securing their place at the final," said ERC Chairman, Jean-Pierre Lux.

"Murrayfield provided us with a great setting for our 2005 final when more than 51,000 travelled to Murrayfield to see Toulouse beat Stade Francais Paris 18-12 after extra time.

"Having sold out five of our last eight finals, we are targeting another bumper attendance for the Edinburgh 2009 final."