It means the Millennium Stadium will host eight major rugby occasions during the 2005/06 season, starting with the WRU's 125th anniversary season match between Wales and New Zealand in November and culminating in the return of the Heineken Cup final 10 years on from the inaugural final at the old Cardiff Arms Park in 1996.
Said WRU chief executive David Moffett: "With four games in the
Autumn Series, three RBS Six Nations home matches and then the Heineken Cup final, rugby fans throughout Europe will have plenty of top class action to watch at the Millennium Stadium.
“We could have more than 600,000 fans at the eight matches which will mean further financial windfalls for the Welsh economy.”
