Musgrave Park, Cork

Musgrave Park
Musgrave Park stands prior to renovation, September 2013
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Former namesIrish Independent Park (sponsorship; 2015-2020)
LocationCork
Coordinates51°52′51″N 8°28′18″W / 51.8808°N 8.4718°W / 51.8808; -8.4718
Public transitCork railway station
Pearse Road / O'Growney Crescent bus stop
OwnerIrish Rugby Football Union
Capacity8,008[2][3][4]
SurfaceArtificial turf [1]
OpenedOriginal: 1940
After redevelopment: 2015
Tenants
Dolphin RFC
Sundays Well RFC
Munster Rugby

Musgrave Park, known as Virgin Media Park for sponsorship reasons,[5] is a rugby football stadium in the city of Cork, Ireland. The ground is situated on Pearse Road in Ballyphehane. The ground is named after Jimmy Musgrave, a past-president of the Irish Rugby Football Union.[6] Owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), it is primarily used by Dolphin RFC, Sundays Well RFC, and Munster Rugby.

  1. ^ "New Modified 3G Pitch Laid At Irish Independent Park". Munster Rugby. August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Wolfhounds Defeat As Irish Independent Park Opens". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. In keeping with safety regulations for the new development, the full capacity of the stadium (10000) will be introduced on a phase by phase basis with 8,200 the maximum capacity permitted for tonight's game
  3. ^ "Munster annihilate the Dragons to cement their place at the top of the Pro12 table". Irish Independent. 10 February 2017. You'd have been forgiven in Cork tonight for thinking that this was the only game of importance this weekend as a capacity crowd [...] of 8,008 responded to [..Munster..] urging them on
  4. ^ "New head coach Van Graan off to winning start as Munster crush Ospreys". Irish Independent. 3 December 2017. With a full house of 8,000 at Irish Independent Park
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference the42 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Musgrave Park | Club | Munster Rugby | Official Website : Musgrave Park". Munsterrugby.ie. 10 November 1940. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.