Páirc no go: Munster Rugby CEO rules out Cork switch for Leinster URC clash

In an exclusive Irish Examiner interview, Ian Flanagan tells Simon Lewis that there are erroneous figures being used by 'media people' urging Munster bosses to stage home league games in Cork in search of bigger profit

PAIRC NO GO: Munster sold out Pairc Ui Chaoimh for the Crusaders game last February, but their CEO says there are a number of considerations to factor into any Limerick to Cork decision. Pic: Ken Sutton, Inpho

MUNSTER Rugby has no current plans to revisit Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the coming season with CEO Ian Flanagan revealing to the Irish Examiner that “the financials aren’t compelling” enough to switch an existing league fixture from Thomond Park to the home of Cork GAA.

There have been calls for Munster to move their annual URC derby with Leinster away from their spiritual home in Limerick, with a 25,600 capacity, to Leeside after crowds of more than 40,000 attended mid-season tour matches against South Africa A, in November 2022, and the Crusaders last February.