Munster Rugby Scoop Golden Spider

The Munster Rugby website was awarded the 2009 Eircom Golden Spider award for Best Sports and Leisure website last night.

The annual Golden Spider awards took place in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin on Thursday evening and CEO Garrett Fitzgerald and Media Manager Pat Geraghty were present to accept the award on behalf of Munster Rugby.

The website, delivered by sports specialists Sotic, underwent a recent facelift in an effort to ease navigation and prioritise supporters’ preferences.

The site features an enhanced match centre, picture galleries and exclusive video content provided by Limerick Institute of Technology students under the tutelage of Liam McCarthy, and Dublin company Wavenex provide the platform.

A recent innovation was the introduction of an online interactive magazine, Munster Matters, delivered in conjunction with David O’Leary’s Dublin based Pareto 3D.

The site is designed to allow our supporters follow the Munster team, their local club, purchase tickets and merchandise all through one outlet. The website looks to deliver up to date news, exclusive content, competitions, and a dedicated Domestic Game section that promotes rugby outside of the professional team.

The website is an important communication tool reaching out to our supporters both in Ireland and abroad, and is used to enhance the Munster Rugby brand worldwide.