Because of the uptake to date, Munster Branch are advising people to purchase their tickets ahead of Saturday's Magners League clash with Ulster at Musgrave Park. Demand has been so brisk that a spokesperson for Munster Branch has advised that tickets are unlikely to be available for sale outside the ground on the evening of the game.

Tickets are available online www.munsterrugby.ie , from the Branch offices at Musgrave Park and Thomond Park and the usual outlets in Cork.

Meanwhile Munster coach Declan Kidney has named Christian Cullen at full back for Saturday's match with Shaun Payne partnering John Kelly in midfield and Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer at half-back.

Heineken Cup final try scorer, Trevor Halstead is named among the replacements.

Munster - C Cullen; A Horgan, J Kelly, S Payne, I Dowling; R O'Gara, P Stringer; M Horan, F Sheahan, F Pucciariello; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell capt; A Quinlan, D Wallace, A Foley.

Replacements (from) F Roche, T Ryan, A Kyriacou, M O'Driscoll, T McGann, B O'Meara, T O'Leary, E Hickey, M Lawlor, T Halstead, C O'Boyle.