HEINEKEN CUP FINAL RETURNS TO CARDIFF

 The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, will host the 13th Heineken Cup final on Saturday, 24  May, 2008 (ko 5pm)

Three-time champions Toulouse will face the 2006 winners Munster in a showdown between the two greatest club teams in Europe.

This will be the fifth time that the world's biggest club rugby final will return to the Welsh capital where two of Europe’s best teams will do battle for the title of Champions of Europe.

Cardiff hosted the first two Heineken Cup finals, when French clubs Toulouse and Brive won the coveted trophy, and then when Leicester Tigers triumphed in 2002 and Munster's magic moment in 2006.

That 2002 Leicester Tigers against Munster final was played in front of a then tournament record crowd of 74,600 and in 2006 the stadium was full to capacity for Munster's victory over Biarritz Olympique.

Tickets for the Cardiff 2008 Heineken Cup final at the Millennium Stadium went on public sale in June 2007 through Ticketmaster and the “club cashback” initiative.  The public allocation of 50,000 tickets is now sold out.  A limited number of tickets may become available for general sale following the quarter-finals.  See ercrugby.com for updates.

ERC reserve an additional 15,000 tickets which will be distributed between both finalist teams (Munster & Toulouse) with any remaining tickets for the 74,000 capacity Millennium Stadium allocated to tournament partners, hospitality, promotion and to European rugby stakeholders.

Tickets are priced at £20, £35, £45, £50, £55 with concession prices for juniors at £22, £24, £32

Fans can relive the 12 previous Heineken Cup finals on ercrugby.com's History Section or watch London 07 hightlights where Wasps lifted the coveted trophy for a second time


Keep an eye on ercrugby.com's Heineken Cup final section for all the lates news and final weekend events.