Leinster vs Munster | Guinness PRO14 Final 2021
The official matchday programme of the Guinness Pro14 Final 2021 Leinster vs Munster 27th March 2021 | RDS Arena
The official matchday programme of the Guinness Pro14 Final 2021
Leinster vs Munster
27th March 2021 | RDS Arena
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FINAL LEINSTER V MUNSTER<br />
navigated our tournament team<br />
on the journey from return<br />
to play to our second final in<br />
seven months. Their expertise,<br />
knowledge and careful<br />
handling of our relationships<br />
with local health authorities<br />
has been invaluable. While<br />
making clear calls around the<br />
safety of fixtures – including<br />
postponements – they have<br />
added knowledge from<br />
other sporting codes and<br />
have helped to improve our<br />
processes throughout this Covid<br />
experience.<br />
Each of their contributions have<br />
come despite the onus and<br />
responsibilities of their primary<br />
roles with their unions and clubs<br />
and the day-to-day pressures<br />
that we have all experienced.<br />
We are truly indebted to them<br />
for making it possible to play<br />
our games and allow us to<br />
get to another momentous<br />
occasion.<br />
Beyond the rivalry that <strong>Leinster</strong><br />
and <strong>Munster</strong> are known for,<br />
there are some familiar faces<br />
who may not get to experience<br />
this fixture again. CJ Stander<br />
will hang up his boots at the<br />
end of the season, whose<br />
contribution to <strong>Munster</strong> and<br />
Ireland has been immense.<br />
We are hugely proud that he<br />
was able to forge his path to<br />
international rugby through<br />
his performances in our<br />
tournament. He will be joined<br />
by team-mate Billy Holland, the<br />
type of player that the <strong>Guinness</strong><br />
<strong>PRO14</strong> is built upon, and it is<br />
a credit to him that his best<br />
rugby is being played in his final<br />
season.<br />
No doubt, there are others who<br />
have not yet made their future<br />
plans public, but naturally there<br />
are so many other sub-plots to<br />
this game. <strong>Munster</strong> are seeking<br />
their first trophy in a decade<br />
since overturning <strong>Leinster</strong> in<br />
Thomond Park in 2011, while<br />
their opponents are seeking to<br />
win their fourth title in a row to<br />
claim their eighth overall.<br />
Without fans in the stadium<br />
the players will generate an<br />
atmosphere of their own, but<br />
for the rest of you we will allow<br />
our broadcasters, eir Sport,<br />
Premier Sports, TG4, DAZN and<br />
SuperSport to bring the game<br />
into your living rooms.<br />
I would also like to pay huge<br />
thanks to our title partners<br />
<strong>Guinness</strong> and our broadcasters<br />
for their perseverance and<br />
ingenuity during the past six<br />
months, in addition to Gilbert<br />
and Macron, who have ensured<br />
we have all the right equipment<br />
available on matchday.<br />
Enjoy the game,<br />
Martin Anayi<br />
CEO | Pro Rugby Championship<br />
27|03|21 RDS ARENA | DUBLIN 9
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