Munster To Face Leicester Tigers At Virgin Media Park

15th June 2026 By The Editor

Leicester Tigers visit Cork for the first time in 16 years. Inpho

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, June 1, from 12.30pm.