Munster to play Leinster in pre-season friendly in Musgrave Park

It will be the first time since November 2007 Munster play Leinster in Musgrave Park.

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY: Munster will host Leinster in Musgrave Park in a pre-season friendly on Friday September 8pm. Pic: Eoin Noonan / SPORTSFILE

Munster’s pre-season plans took further shape on Monday when the URC champions announced a home fixture against arch rivals Leinster at Musgrave Park in Cork on Friday, September 8.

Graham Rowntree’s men, who are scheduled to begin their 2023-24 league campaign on the weekend of October 21-22, will get their pre-season schedule underway on the eve of Ireland’s World Cup pool opener against Romania in Bordeaux, which means both provinces will be missing their Test players for a rematch of their nail-biting URC semi-final at Aviva Stadium five weeks ago.