URC: the 3 possible stadiums for the final on 22 June have been made official

On the eve of the United Rugby Championship semi-finals, the 3 teams that could potentially play the final at home have made official the stadium in which the trophy will eventually be awarded. The URC regulation, in fact, provides that the final is not played on a neutral pitch but at the home of the best ranked team: the regular season saw Munster finish ahead of Bulls, Leinster and Glasgow, the 4 teams that reached the semi-final.

Since Glasgow is the last of the 4, there is no possibility that it will be able to play the final in Scotland even overcoming Munster, while the other 3 teams – based on how the semi-finals go – have communicated what the final stadium will eventually be.

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The favourite, on paper, is Munster: they play their semi-final at home against Glasgow and are the winners of the regular season, so if they beat the Warriors they will automatically be able to play the final at Thomond Park, in front of their fans who will surely turn red the entire system.

If Glasgow were to achieve the feat, then the final will be played at the home of the winner between Bulls and Leinster. In the event of a Bulls victory, it will therefore be necessary to fly to South Africa, to the Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane, Pretoria, while in the event of a Leinster success, the final will be played in Croke Park in Dublin, with a maximum capacity of 82,300 spectators.

The 3 possible stages of the URC final

Munster Rugby – Thomond Park
Limerick, Ireland, 25,600 spectators
Opened in 1934 renovated in 2007

Bulls – Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Tshwane, South Africa, 50,000 spectators
Opened in 1923 but enlarged in 1977, 1984, 1988 and then renovated in 2009 for the football World Cup

Leinster Rugby – Croke Park
Dublin, Ireland, 82,300 spectators
Opened in 1884, renovated in 2004

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