Munster in European rugby

Munster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Munster first competed in European rugby completions in the first ever Heineken Cup in 1995-96. They have won the competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2008.[1][2]

Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

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Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
1995–96 Pool 4 2 2 1 0 1 2
1996–97 Pool 4 4 4 2 0 2 4
1997–98 Pool 4 4 6 2 0 4 4
1998–99 Pool 2 2 6 4 1 1 9
Quarter-final Colomiers 23 – 9 Munster
1999–00 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 10
Quarter-final Munster 27 – 10 Stade Français
Semi-final Toulouse 25 – 31 Munster
Final Northampton 9 – 8 Munster
2000–01 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 10
Quarter-final Munster 38 – 29 Biarritz
Semi-final Stade Français 16 – 15 Munster
2001–02 Pool 4 2 6 5 0 1 10
Quarter-final Stade Français 14 – 16 Munster
Semi-final Castres 17 – 25 Munster
Final Leicester 15 – 9 Munster
2002–03 Pool 2 2 6 4 0 2 8
Quarter-final Leicester 7 – 20 Munster
Semi-final Toulouse 13 – 12 Munster
2003–04 Pool 5 1 6 5 0 1 4 24
Quarter-final Munster 37 – 32 Stade Français
Semi-final Munster 32 – 37 Wasps
2004–05 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 2 22
Quarter-final Biarritz 19 – 10 Munster
2005–06 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 3 23
Quarter-final Munster 19 – 10 Perpignan
Semi-final Leinster 6 – 30 Munster
Final Biarritz 19 – 23 Munster
2006–07 Pool 4 2 6 5 0 1 3 23
Quarter-final Scarlets 24 – 15 Munster
2007–08 Pool 5 1 6 4 0 2 3 19
Quarter-final Gloucester 3 – 16 Munster
Semi-final Saracens 16 – 18 Munster
Final Toulouse 13 – 16 Munster
2008–09 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 3 23
Quarter-final Munster 43 – 9 Ospreys
Semi-final Munster 6 – 25 Leinster
2009–10 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 4 24
Quarter-final Munster 33 – 19 Northampton
Semi-final Biarritz 18 – 7 Munster
2010–11 Pool 3 2 6 3 0 3 4 16
2011–12 Pool 1 1 6 6 0 0 1 25
Quarter-final Munster 16 – 22 Ulster
2012–13 Pool 1 2 6 4 0 2 4 20
Quarter-final Harlequins 12 – 18 Munster
Semi-final Clermont 16 – 10 Munster
2013–14 Pool 6 1 6 5 0 1 3 23
Quarter-final Munster 47 – 23 Toulouse
Semi-final Toulon 24 – 16 Munster
2014–15 Pool 1 3 6 3 0 3 3 15
2015–16 Pool 4 3 6 3 0 3 3 15
2016–17 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 4 24
Quarter-final Munster 41 – 16 Toulouse
Semi-final Munster 10 – 26 Saracens
2017–18 Pool 4 1 6 4 1 1 3 21
Quarter-final Munster 20 – 19 Toulon
Semi-final Racing 92 27 – 22 Munster
2018–19 Pool 2 1 6 4 1 1 3 21
Quarter-final Edinburgh 13 – 17 Munster
Semi-final Saracens 32 – 16 Munster
2019–20 Pool 4 3 6 3 1 2 2 16
2020–21 Pool A 4 2 2 0 0 0 8
Round of 16 Munster 33 – 40 Toulouse

European Rugby Challenge Cup

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Season Round Result
2010–11 Quarter-final Brive 37 – 42 Munster
Semi-final Munster 12 – 20 Harlequins

Heineken Cup Record

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts Status
Wales Swansea 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 35 27 8 2 Advanced to the semi-finals
Ireland Munster 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 29 32 −3 2 Eliminates
France Castres 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 29 34 −5 2
1 November 1995
14:30
Munster Ireland17–13Wales Swansea
Try: Pat Murray
Richard Wallace
Con: Ken Smith
Pen: Ken Smith
ReportTry: Alan Harris
Con: Aled Williams
Pen: Aled Williams
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ed Morrison
8 November 1995
20:00
Castres France19–12Ireland Munster
Try: Nicolas Combes
Con: Laurent Labit
Pen: Laurent Labit (4)
ReportPen: Ken Smith (4)
Stade Antoine Beguere
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: David Davies
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Toulouse 4 3 0 1 21 13 8 157 142 15 6
Wales Cardiff 4 3 0 1 16 7 9 135 97 38 6
England London Wasps 4 2 0 2 17 14 3 156 115 41 4
Ireland Munster 4 2 0 2 11 22 –11 109 135 –26 4
Italy Milan 4 0 0 4 6 15 –9 73 141 –68 0
12 October 1996
15:00
Munster Ireland23–5Italy Milan
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
16 October 1996
19:15
Cardiff Wales48–18Ireland Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
19 October 1996
15:30
Munster Ireland49–22England London Wasps
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
2 November 1996
16:00
Toulouse France60–19Ireland Munster
Report
Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
England Harlequins 6 4 0 2 21 12 9 198 141 57 8
Wales Cardiff 6 4 0 2 17 15 2 184 146 38 8
Ireland Munster 6 2 0 4 14 21 −7 141 180 −39 4
France Bourgoin 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 93 149 −56 4
7 September 1997
14:00
Harlequins England48 – 40Ireland Munster
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682
13 September 1997
14:30
Cardiff Wales43 – 23Ireland Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500
20 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland17 – 15France Bourgoin
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
27 September 1997
15:00
Munster Ireland32 – 37Wales Cardiff
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
4 October 1997
15:00
Bourgoin France21 – 6Ireland Munster
Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
12 October 1997
14:30
Munster Ireland23 – 16England Harlequins
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,000
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
France Perpignan 6 5 0 1 35 13 22 238 108 130 10
Ireland Munster 6 4 1 1 17 13 4 144 108 36 9
Wales Neath 6 1 1 4 14 27 −13 118 194 −76 3
Italy Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova 6 1 0 5 8 21 −13 79 169 −90 2
19 September 1998
14:30
Munster Ireland20 – 13Italy Petrarca
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 2,000
26 September 1998
14:30
Munster Ireland34 – 10Wales Neath
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
10 October 1998
15:15
Perpignan France41 – 24Ireland Munster
Stade Gilbert Brutus
Attendance: 5,000
17 October 1998
14:30
Neath Wales18 – 18Ireland Munster
The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,200
31 October 1998
14:30
Munster Ireland13 – 5France Perpignan
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,000
8 November 1998
16:00
Petrarca Italy21 – 35Ireland Munster
Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 500

Quarter-final

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13 December 1998
15:00
Colomiers France23 – 9Ireland Munster
Stade Selery
Attendance: 8,000


European Challenge Cup Record

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Munster entered the competition as one of the top 3 2010-11 Heineken Cup pool runners-up who failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

9 April 2011, Quarter-final
14.00
Brive France37 - 42Ireland Munster
Try: Uys 17' c
Estebanez 20' c
Palisson 70' c
Perry 80' c
Con: Belie (4/4) 17',20',80',70'
Pen: Belie 10',36',45'
ReportTry: Howlett (2) 1' c, 22' c
Earls (2) 4' c, 46' c
Stringer 50' c
Con: O'Gara (4/5)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 53', 66', 68'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
30 April 2011, Semi-final
13:00
Munster Ireland12 – 20England Harlequins
Try: Jones 40' c
Howlett 78' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
ReportTry: Robson 9' c
Care 34' c
Con: Evans (1/1)
Care (1/1)
Pen: Clegg (2/2) 49', 59'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 24,907
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

References

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  1. ^ "Munster Rugby European Record". EPC Rugby. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Munster Results Archive". Munster Rugby. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.