Munster Rugby will face Leicester Tigers at Virgin Media Park in Cork on Friday, September 18, at 7.15pm in a pre-season clash ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
Match tickets are available here with a Family Pack of four tickets available from just €40.
The game will see Leicester visit Cork for the first time since August 2010 when they beat Munster 17-13.
Defence Coach Denis Leamy captained Munster that day and was the province's try-scorer with Peter O'Mahony, Conor Murray and Simon Zebo among the young players who featured as replacements.
The clubs last met in a mid-season friendly in March 2025 when Brian Gleeson, Seán Edogbo & Conor Ryan touched down for Munster with a strong Leicester side running out 42-19 winners.
Munster drew 28-all with Bath at Virgin Media Park in last year's pre-season game with Andrew Smith, Michael Milne and Mike Haley touching down with Munster also awarded a penalty try (scroll down to watch match highlights).
Leicester were narrowly beaten away to Northampton Saints on Saturday in the semi-finals of the PREM after finishing fourth in the table with 12 wins in 18 fixtures.
They were knocked out of the Champions Cup by eventual champions Bordeaux-Begles in France at the Round of 16 stage.
See details of Munster's URC fixtures for 2026/27 here. The Pool draw for next season's Champions Cup takes place on Wednesday, July 1, from 12.30pm.
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