Over 70,000 tickets now sold for Leinster-Munster Croke Park clash

The rivals meet at GAA HQ on October 12th.

BIG DRAW: Hugo Keenan of Leinster is tackled by Craig Casey of Munster during the URC match at the Aviva Stadium. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

There was a time there when the Leinster-Munster rivalry seemed to be ebbing. Not anymore, it seems, with over 70,000 tickets already sold for their URC clash at Croke Park later this month.

The provinces will meet at GAA HQ on October 12th. It will be the first time they have locked horns at the ground since the famous and seminal Heineken Cup semi-final in 2009 when Leinster relieved their rivals of the title before claiming their first in an Edinburgh decider.