45,000 Expected at Croke Park for BKT URC Grand Final

Around 45,000 fans are expected at Croke Park today as Leinster face the Vodacom Bulls in a landmark BKT United Rugby Championship Grand Final.

With both clubs chasing their first-ever BKT URC title, demand has surged throughout the week — pushing ticket sales to near-record levels in just six days.

Croke Park could see a new Irish league final attendance record, challenging the 46,092 set in 2018 at Aviva Stadium (Leinster v Scarlets). Remarkably, that figure was achieved over a nine-month sales window — today’s Grand Final has hit similar heights in under a week. Sales of tickets exceeded initial expectations and this is in great part due to the efforts of Leinster Rugby.