Munster are set to play Saracens in their first European Cup semifinal on home soil since 2009 and the Red Army ready to take over the capital. One problem though: traffic on the M7 is not cooperating. A number of accidents in Kildare today have stalled traffic and it seems like a sizeable portion of the Munster contingent will be late arriving to the Aviva, if they make it at all.
Collision in hard shoulder of M7 Limerick/Dublin Rd n'bound between J10 Naas South & J9 Naas North. Traffic very heavy from J13 Kildare.
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) April 22, 2017
Collision in hard shoulder of M7 Limerick/Dublin Rd n'bound between J10 Naas South and J9 Naas North. Traffic very heavy from J13 Kildare.
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) April 22, 2017
Social media has been swamped by Munster fans stuck on the M7 around Naas and Kildare, waiting for the traffic to clear. Some are pleading for a delayed kickoff. Naas to Ballsbridge is a 50 minute drive so it's likely large swathes of the Aviva will be empty before kickoff.
Saracens better brace themselves- there are thousands of us stuck out on the M7 in traffic! Unreal scenes! #RedArmy #redwave #MUNvSAR
— Sarah (@sorchastaic) April 22, 2017
#MUNvSAR any interest in delaying the match there lads, M7 Traffic is nuts ye'll have no supporters 😂#MunsterRugby
— Chloe Browne (@ChloeBrowne4) April 22, 2017
@aaroadwatch how's the traffic after Jxn10 northbound on M7. Will we make the Aviva on time #RedWave
— Catherine Norton (@NortonNutrition) April 22, 2017
They'll have to play this match on the M7 the way things are. Massive traffic delays in Naas. 1,000s of fans will be late to ground.
— Donn O'Sullivan (@DonnOSullivan) April 22, 2017
All roads are leading to @AVIVAStadium it seems. Bumper to bumper on the M7 #MUNvSAR #SUAF #redwave pic.twitter.com/kxwFQtCxnz
— David Hurley (@DHurleyLL) April 22, 2017
HUGE tailback on M7/M8 merge #suaf @threeredkings @mrsc16 @aaroadwatch pic.twitter.com/Iy9np8dg6H
— Jonathan Ryan. (@RyanJaded) April 22, 2017
Munster however were right on time.
Here come the boys 👊#MUNvSAR #RedWave pic.twitter.com/lca3tPvYP3
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) April 22, 2017
We hope the Wenger Out bus made it to Dublin with speed.
This whole #wengerout thing has really taken off. This is a bus ful of munster fans travelling to Dublin pic.twitter.com/gbt72Qf03r
— Colm Tully (@colmtully) April 22, 2017
