2006–07 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Captain(s)Anthony Foley
League(s)Celtic League
2006–076th
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2006–07 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Denis Fogarty Hooker Ireland Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Ireland Ireland
Andi Kyriacou Hooker Ireland Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland Ireland
Tony Buckley Prop Ireland Ireland
John Hayes Prop Ireland Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop Ireland Ireland
Federico Pucciariello Prop Italy Italy
Frank Roche Prop Ireland Ireland
Ross Noonan Lock Ireland Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock Ireland Ireland
Shane O'Connor Lock Ireland Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Ireland Ireland
Chris Wyatt Lock Wales Wales
James Coughlan Back row Ireland Ireland
Brendan Cuttriss Back row Ireland Ireland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row Ireland Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row Ireland Ireland
Tim McGann Back row Ireland Ireland
John O'Sullivan Back row Ireland Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland Ireland
David Wallace Back row Ireland Ireland
Player Position Union
Chris Delooze Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Brian O'Meara Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Eoghan Hickey Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Trevor Halstead Centre South Africa South Africa
Jason Holland Centre Ireland Ireland
John Kelly Centre Ireland Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Diogo Mateus Centre Portugal Portugal
Barry Murphy Centre Ireland Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing Ireland Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing Ireland Ireland
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing Ireland Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
Shaun Payne* Fullback South Africa South Africa

Pre-season

25 August 2006
Munster Ireland18–26England Leicester Tigers
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000

2006–07 Celtic League

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1Wales Ospreys201406461374+8749324464
2Wales Cardiff Blues201316447327+12053336363
3Ireland Leinster201217472376+9654377461
4Wales Llanelli Scarlets201208490417+7361419057
5Ireland Ulster201118423310+11345314555
6Ireland Munster201208379294+8537313354
7Scotland Glasgow Warriors201109434419+1542493249
8Scotland Edinburgh208111335423−8831452642
9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons208012353362−936431639
10Ireland Connacht204214326474−14830482426
11Scotland Border Reivers202018201545−34416640412

Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
1 September 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales22–13Ireland Munster
Report[2]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Rob Dickson
9 September 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland9–8Scotland Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: James Jones
15 September 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland24–13Ireland Munster
Report[4]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,295
Referee: Nigel Owens
30 September 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland21–13Ireland Ulster
Report[5]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Donal Courtney
6 October 2006
19:30
Leinster Ireland27–20Ireland Munster
Report[6]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,252
Referee: Simon McDowell
13 October 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland10–21Scotland Edinburgh
Report[7]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Phil Fear
5 November 2006
17:30
Scarlets Wales25–12Ireland Munster
Report[8]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
25 November 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland25–20Wales Ospreys
Report[9]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Ian Heard
3 December 2006
17:00
Munster Ireland13–0Ireland Connacht
Report[10]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Donal Courtney
27 December 2006
15:00
Munster Ireland25–11Ireland Leinster
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alan Lewis
31 December 2006
16:00
Connacht Ireland8–14Ireland Munster
Report[12]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Keane
5 January 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales19–12Ireland Munster
Report[13]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Andy MacPherson
16 February 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland0–36Ireland Munster
Report[14]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: James Jones
2 March 2007
19:40
Munster Ireland12–19Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[15]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
23 March 2007
19:30
Ulster Ireland21–24Ireland Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales20–12Ireland Munster
Report[17]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,295
Referee: David Changleng
14 April 2007
19:30
Munster Ireland20–0Wales Scarlets
Report[18]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Peter Allan
28 April 2007
17:00
Munster Ireland15–7Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[19]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Andy Macpherson
4 May 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland9–35Ireland Munster
Report[20]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,129
12 May 2007
17:30
Munster Ireland38–20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report[21]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Hugh Watkins

2006–07 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
England Leicester Tigers (4) 650122616172601122123
Ireland Munster (7) 650116115152112402123
Wales Cardiff Blues 6204818−1087138−51019
France Bourgoin 60061324−1195196−101224

Notes:

  • Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2.
22 October 2006
15:00
Leicester Tigers England19–21Ireland Munster
Report[22]
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
28 October 2006
17:30
Munster Ireland41–23France Bourgoin
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes
10 December 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues Wales12–22Ireland Munster
Report[24]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Christophe Berdos
16 December 2006
17:35
Munster Ireland32–18Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
14 January 2007
14:00
Bourgoin France27–30Ireland Munster
Report[26]
Stade de Genève
Attendance: 16,255
20 January 2007
17:35
Munster Ireland6–13England Leicester Tigers
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,257

Quarter-final

30 March 2007
19:30
Scarlets Wales24–15Ireland Munster
Report[28]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Chris White

References

  1. ↑ "Encouraging Start For Munster". Munster Rugby. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Munster make Blues work for their win". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Munster Dig Deep for Reivers win". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Poor Record against Glasgow continues". Munster Rugby. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "O'Gara boot helps Munster to Magners League win". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bonus Point Win For Leinster". Munster Rugby. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Edinburgh win after disappointing Munster performance". Munster Rugby. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "No joy for Munster at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Munster's Luck Changes". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Munster Close The Gap". Munster Rugby. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Munster Close Down Leinster". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Munster Edge Game Of Two Halves". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Munster's Dismal Welsh Form Continues". Munster Rugby. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Bounus Point Win For Munster In Netherdale". Munster Rugby. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Munster Leave This One Behind". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Sensational Second Half earns Munster the Points and the Plaudits". Munster Rugby. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "No Joy For Munster At The Liberty". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "Munster Back On Winning Track". Munster Rugby. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Munster Grind It Out". Munster Rugby. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Impressive Bonus Point Victory in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ↑ "Munster End On A High Note". Munster Rugby. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. ↑ "Munster make perfect start to Heineken Cup defence". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ↑ "Five try Munster on song". Munster Rugby. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ↑ "Heineken Cup Cardiff Blues v Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Quinlan's Late Try Secures Bonus Point Win". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Munster Complete The Job". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Tigers Maul Munster". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Munster's Reign Ended In Stradey Park". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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