CONNACHT RUGBY HAS confirmed that there will be a new stand in place for the coming season at the Sportsground.
The seated and covered structure will be located at the side of the main stand and increases the Galway venue’s capacity by 300 to 8,100.
Tickets for the new stand are on sale ahead of the reigning champions’ season opener against Glasgow on Saturday (5.15pm).
The additional 300 seats will offer some relief to Connacht Rugby chiefs who are already weighing up their options as they struggle to deal with the demand for tickets in the province.
Earlier this year Connacht CEO Willie Ruane outlined plans to build a 10,000-seater stadium for the province over the next four years.
News of the additional seats also comes only days after it emerged that the province is considering the possibility of sharing Eamonn Deacy Park with SSE Airtricity League Premier Division side Galway United, should the stadium be redeveloped.
The capacity of Eamonn Deacy Park, which is owned by the Galway FA, would increase from 8,000 to 12,000 should the work go ahead.
The Sportsground is owned by The Galway Agricultural and Sports Trust, who lease the venue to Connacht, through the IRFU, and to the Irish Greyhound Board.
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Always loved watching him play snooker, but my god I’m sick of listening to him. Just retire and be done with it, I really think 99 percent of snooker fans won’t miss him
@Raymond Kelly: shows you aren’t a snooker fan
@Raymond Kelly: i honestly think that sometimes he gets bored and does and says things just for the sake of it. Can be very tiresome to listen to.
He is such a brilliant snooker player,one of the best ever,but also a massive knob head too
Delighted for Wilson who is a nice guy, The balls didn’t run for Ronnie but that happens. He is however the best of all time
@Terry O Sullivan: think he could easily have set himself apart as the greatest of all time but chose to be edgy instead
Think he’s a natural elite achiever. In snooker this is translating to a great player and pure frustration, coming out in many ways. Should have spent a few bob on a sports psychologist a few years ago, and kept seen them