HC Rugby at Croker?

Bounty Hunter

If Munster were to get a home Semi-final (assuming they could get past Gloucester away) where would it be played ? Landsdowne isnt an option at the moment, so would Croke Park be considerd?

bleg

probably would be considered as would the RDS also depends on the state of thomond. however, let's not get ahead of ourselves, remember last year.

Chucky the tree

I dont think it would be considered at all. RDS or abroad is my guess.

zAbbo

I doubt the Gaa would allow the any more liberties...

doesn't matter now anyway

paddyreilly

Croke Park isn't available. It'd have to go to Congress again which won't happen before April. So that's out.

And the RDS only holds 18,500 which doesn't meet the 20,000 minimum requirement for semi-finals. So they'd have to fit in another 1,500 seats to use it or else it'd be a trip to the UK...

jayteecork

It's irrelevant really.
Place'll be full of Munster fans if it were on in The Falkland Islands.

toomevara

jayteecork wrote: »

It's irrelevant really.
Place'll be full of Munster fans if it were on in The Falkland Islands.

Absolutely true, location utterly irrelevant, as long as it holds 30-40,000 that is...a Munster SF is a truly moveable feast...but lets not get ahead of ourselves...

tHE vAGGABOND

Im always surprised Pairc Ui Caoimh never gets a mention in threads like these..

Its in central[ish] cork - and would hold 45k odd people? It only gets used 5 or 6 times a year and Im sure the Cork GAA would not say no to a few hundred grand for feck all..

prendy

the gaelic grounds in Limerick is a class stadium and would hold 40000 or thereabouts.
GAA can give special consideration to a motion if croker is needed.

Sabre0001

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Im always surprised Pairc Ui Caoimh never gets a mention in threads like these..

prendy wrote: »

the gaelic grounds in Limerick is a class stadium and would hold 40000 or thereabouts.
GAA can give special consideration to a motion if croker is needed.

Doesn't that rule of not being able to play your home draw at "home" kick in then; i.e. Munster can't play IN Munster. Or is that my imagination...

paddyreilly

Semi-finals can be played in any 20,000+ venue of the 'home' country aside from the regular home venue of the 'home' team. So Munster can't playin Thomond (or Musgrave).

Goodluck2me

paddyreilly wrote: »

Semi-finals can be played in any 20,000+ venue of the 'home' country aside from the regular home venue of the 'home' team. So Munster can't playin Thomond (or Musgrave).

why is that? it seems a ridiculous rule.

jellybean520

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Im always surprised Pairc Ui Caoimh never gets a mention in threads like these..

Its in central[ish] cork - and would hold 45k odd people? It only gets used 5 or 6 times a year and Im sure the Cork GAA would not say no to a few hundred grand for feck all..

It was the Cork GAA board (Frank Murphy) who were most passionately against opening up Croker.

But yes, Pairc Ui Caoimh would be an ideal ground for any home Munster Draw.....if only.

Podge_irl

goodluck2me wrote: »

why is that? it seems a ridiculous rule.

It's supposed to be a neutral venue in the home country. Though obviously the whole thing is a bit silly - Leinster have played a semi in Lansdowne twice because Donnybrook was their registered home ground.

Anyway, the IRFU decide where the game will be played and they will pick wherever will generate the most income.

EdgarAllenPoo

The GAA would probably jump at the chance purely from the amount of money they would make for it. It would be great to see rather than the final alternating between Twickenham and Cardiff every year (with France the odd time).

Sabre0001

RDS is now hotly tipped for SF