Munster Rugby set sights on playing games in the US, says CEO

“All those things are options for us to look at,” chief executive Ian Flanagan told the Irish Examiner.

AMERICAN DREAM: Munster Rugby CEO Ian Flanagan would like to see games played in the USA. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Munster Rugby decamps to Dublin’s Mansion House on Thursday night for their annual fundraising dinner in the capital but the province has its sights set further afield, across the Atlantic.

The commercial dinners provide vital income to Munster’s domestic, grassroots game with London the next stop in February, while their annual New York event is becoming a firm fixture for the province’s North American supporter base.