Heineken Cup Quarter Final Ticket News.

Munster Branch officials are expecting to receive their allocation of tickets for the Heineken Cup quarter final clash with Biarritz Olympique on Wednesday March 2nd.

With the venue for Munster s Heineken Cup quarter-final now confirmed (Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian), the host club Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque (B.O.P.B.) are preparing for the distribution of tickets in conjunction with the stadium management.

Under ERC rules Munster are entitled to a quarter of ground capacity and B.O.P.B. have confirmed they will be allocating 8,000 tickets to Munster supporters.

Munster Branch expect to receive their allocation by March 2nd.

Once those tickets are in Munster Branch possession, they will be distributed in the normal manner, through the Branch s constituent members, (Clubs, Schools, Supporters Club etc) with the Branch also catering for the demands of the Munster squad and management, Sponsors and Corporate Partners.

Munster Branch will, in the coming days canvass those constituent members to ascertain their requirements. In the event that there are tickets surplus to demand, those tickets will be put on sale through the official Munster website www.munsterrugby.ie.

In the case of the host club it is understood that they will sell part of their allocation on-line, and those wishing to purchase tickets are advised to monitor the Biarritz website, www.bo-pb.com