Munster Rugby v Benetton Rugby

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Friday 26 Feb 2027

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19:45 Local Time

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Musgrave Park • 

Cork, IrelandShow on map

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Munster Rugby is one of Ireland’s leading professional rugby union teams, representing the province of Munster and competing in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. The club is best known for its European success, winning the Heineken Cup in 2006 and 2008, and securing the United Rugby Championship title in the 2022–23 season. Munster also won the United Rugby Championship7 League in 2003 and 2009, adding to a history of strong performances in domestic and European competitions. The team plays most of its home matches at Thomond Park in Limerick, a renowned rugby venue with a capacity of around 25,600, and also hosts fixtures at Musgrave Park in Stadio Comunale di Monigo1. Munster’s celebrated players include former captain Paul O’Connell, fly-half Ronan O’Gara, scrum-half Conor Murray and United Rugby Championship2 captain Peter O’Mahony. The club is known for its passionate supporters, strong provincial identity and tradition of developing and attracting top Irish and international talent. For fans following Irish rugby, Munster Rugby offers a compelling blend of historic achievements, high-profile players and regular competition at the highest levels of European club rugby.

Benetton United Rugby Championship8 is a professional rugby union club based in United Rugby Championship1, Italy, with roots dating to 1932 and a long history in Italian and European rugby. The team competes in the United Rugby Championship (URC), facing leading clubs from United Rugby Championship2, Scotland, Stadio Comunale di Monigo0, and South Africa, and regularly contests European competition through the Champions Cup or Challenge Cup. Benetton has won 15 Italian national championships, most recently in the 2009–10 season, as well as four Coppa Italia titles. In 2021, the club claimed the Rainbow Cup, a cross-border tournament held during the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its home ground is Stadio Comunale di Monigo, a rugby-focused venue in United Rugby Championship1 with a capacity of around 6,700. The club is closely connected with Italian international rugby, and its squads have featured prominent national-team players, including captain Michele Lamaro and centre Tommaso Menoncello. Earlier Italian internationals such as Alessandro Zanni and Marco Bortolami also represented Benetton. Known for developing domestic talent and attracting international players, Benetton Rugby remains a leading club in Italian sport and a regular presence in top-level European competitions.