Croke Park seven-figure cash bonanza for Leinster as URC hail record breaking clash with Munster

The redevelopment of the RDS Arena pushed Leinster Rugby to make a choice over moving their URC round four game against Munster to Croke Park and it has spectacularly paid off

By: irishmirror.ie

Oct 10 2024
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Croke Park will play host to a new record URC attendance on Saturday evening - with Leinster ready to cash in to the tune of €1.7m.

The Blues' decision to host Munster in the fourth round of the URC was an inspired one, with the province hitting the jackpot as the game heads towards a sell-out 82,300 crowd.

When the provinces last met on Jones's Road at GAA HQ they drew a then world record club fixture attendance of 82,208 for their 2009 Heineken Cup semi-final that was won by Leinster.

The biggest previous URC gate came eight years ago for the Judgement Day Welsh double header at the Principality Stadium that was watched in person by 68,262 fans.

The previous best for a regular season fixture was 50,026 for the all-South Africa affair between the Bulls and the Stormers at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld in March.

But the highest figure for an individual match was 56,344 - for the 2023 final in Cape Town where Munster overcame the DHL Stormers in a dramatic finale.

Previous Highest League Attendances

68,262 - Judgement Day (April 2016)

62,338 - Judgement Day (April 2018)

60,642 - Judgement Day (April 2017)

56,344 - DHL Stormers v Munster Rugby (Final, May 2023)

52,762 - Judgement Day (April 2015)

51,297 - Judgement Day (April 2019)

50,388 - Vodacom Bulls v Glasgow Warriors (Final, June 2024)

50,026 - Vodacom Bulls v DHL Stormers (March, 2024)

47,261 - DHL Stormers v Connacht Rugby (Semi-final, May 2023)

47,125 - Glasgow Warriors v Leinster (Final, May 2019)

46,092 - Leinster Rugby v Scarlets (Final, May 2018)