Cathal Forde of Connacht in action against Seán O’Brien of Munster during the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Connacht at Thomond Park in Limerick | PICTURE: Sportsfile
MUNSTER Rugby and Connacht's 'Test in the West' URC clash in Castlebar has been announced as a sell out event at the end of March.
Connacht Rugby announced today that all the tickets have been swiped up for the iconic game in the Mayo GAA venue.
On Saturday, March 29, a crowd of over 25,000 will be in attendance at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park – a number which smashes the club’s previous attendance record, which was 9,120 for the club’s first Champions Cup fixture in 2011.
Tickets first went on sale to Season Ticket holders last Wednesday, who had a 48-hour priority window to choose their location in the ground and purchase additional tickets. Friday then saw sales open to those who had registered their interest in the game on connachtrugby.ie. The 11,000 of those who did so purchased tickets amid a frenzy of interest, and set a new record for daily ticket sales for a Connacht Rugby fixture.
The remaining allocation of tickets were snapped up within less than an hour of going on general sale at 10am this morning.
Those who missed out on tickets can still register their interest at connachtrugby.ie/castlebar, and will be notified if any further tickets become available.
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