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2005–06 Munster Rugby season

The 2005–06 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fifth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's first season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2005–06 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
2005–063rd
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 squad edit

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
Jerry Flannery Hooker   Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker   Ireland
Tony Buckley Prop   Ireland
John Hayes Prop   Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop   Ireland
Eugene McGovern Prop   Ireland
Federico Pucciariello Prop   Italy
Frank Roche Prop   Ireland
Mike Ross Prop   Ireland
Trevor Hogan Lock   Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock   Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock   Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock   Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock   Ireland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row   Ireland
Stephen Keogh Back row   Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row   Ireland
John O'Sullivan Back row   Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row   Ireland
David Wallace Back row   Ireland
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half   Ireland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half   Ireland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half   Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half   Ireland
Paul Burke Fly-half   Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half   Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half   Ireland
Gary Connolly Centre   England
Trevor Halstead Centre   South Africa
Rob Henderson Centre   Ireland
Jason Holland Centre   Ireland
John Kelly Centre   Ireland
Mike Mullins Centre   Ireland
Barry Murphy Centre   Ireland
Paul Devlin Wing   Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing   Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing   Ireland
Mossy Lawler Wing   Ireland
Anton Pitout Wing   South Africa
Christian Cullen Fullback   New Zealand
Ben Martin Fullback   Ireland
Shaun Payne* Fullback   South Africa

Pre-season edit

19 August 2005
Munster  20–18  Northampton Saints
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
26 August 2005
Leicester Tigers  50–19  Munster
Report[2]
Welford Road
Attendance: 7,700

2005–06 Celtic League edit

Main article: 2005–06 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Ulster 20 15 1 4 510 347 +163 49 31 3 2 75
2   Leinster 20 14 0 6 545 427 +118 59 45 8 2 74
3   Munster 20 12 0 8 439 372 +67 49 42 7 3 66
4   Cardiff Blues 20 11 0 9 475 389 +86 51 38 6 5 63
5   Edinburgh Gunners 20 11 0 9 418 415 +3 48 45 5 3 60
6   Llanelli Scarlets 20 10 1 9 418 402 +16 49 37 3 4 57
7   Ospreys 20 11 0 9 381 409 −28 33 38 1 2 55
8   Newport Gwent Dragons 20 7 0 13 355 456 −101 40 51 2 7 45
9   Border Reivers 20 7 0 13 386 501 −115 39 59 1 7 44
10   Connacht 20 6 0 14 325 466 −141 28 51 1 4 37
11   Glasgow Warriors 20 5 0 15 371 439 −68 39 47 2 7 37

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)

Due to the uneven number of participating teams, each team had two free weekends and were awarded 4 match points each time.

Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2 September 2005
19:10
Munster  9–7  Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tim Hayes
10 September 2005
18:00
Munster  37–10  Ospreys
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: David Changleng
17 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  32–10  Munster
Report[5]
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Nigel Owens
23 September 2005
19:10
Munster  14–13  Scarlets
Report[6]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andy Ireland
1 October 2005
14:00
Connacht  19–44  Munster
Report[7]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: David Keane
9 October 2005
15:00
Munster  33–9  Leinster
Report[8]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Simon McDowell
4 November 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues  16–18  Munster
Report[9]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Peter Allan
3 December 2005
19:10
Munster  17–20  Ulster
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
27 December 2005
19:35
Munster  36–17  Connacht
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
31 December 2005
13:00
Leinster  35–23  Munster
Report[12]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Alistair McKay
7 January 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  17–18  Munster
Report[13]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 January 2006
17:30
Munster  10–8  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 February 2006
15:30
Munster  20–26  Glasgow Warriors
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
3 March 2006
19:35
Ulster  27–3  Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  23–17  Munster
Report[17]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,433
Referee: Peter Allan
15 April 2006
19:30
Munster  36–15  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 April 2006
19:30
Border Reivers  25–41  Munster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Tim Hayes
5 May 2006
19:10
Ospreys  27–10  Munster
Report[18]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,843
Referee: Graeme Hannah
9 May 2006
17:30
Scarlets  18–6  Munster
Report[19]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,754
27 May 2006
17:30
Munster  37–8  Cardiff Blues
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Andy Macpherson

2005–06 Heineken Cup edit

Main article: 2005–06 Heineken Cup

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Munster (4) 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 186 87 99 3 0 23
  Sale Sharks (7) 6 5 0 1 17 9 8 159 84 75 3 0 23
  Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 14 20 −6 99 168 −69 1 1 6
  Castres 6 1 0 5 8 26 −18 90 195 −105 1 1 6

Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.

21 October 2005
15:00
Sale Sharks  27–13  Munster
Report[21]
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,704
Referee: Joël Jutge
29 October 2005
17:15
Munster  42–16  Castres
Report[22]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Dave Pearson
10 December 2005
13:00
Newport Gwent Dragons  8–24  Munster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 8,323
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
17 December 2005
17:15
Munster  30–18  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
13 January 2006
20:30
Castres  9–46  Munster
Report[24]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Chris White
21 January 2006
17:15
Munster  31–9  Sale Sharks
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final edit

1 April 2006
17:30
Munster  19–10  Perpignan
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Semi-final edit

23 April 2006
15:00
Leinster  6–30  Munster
Report[26]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Joël Jutge

Final edit

Main article: 2006 Heineken Cup Final
20 May 2006
15:00
Biarritz  19–23  Munster
Report[27]
Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 74,534
Referee: Chris White

References edit

  1. ^ "Munster Off To A Flyer". Munster Rugby. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster Crash in Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Borders Take Munster Right To The Wire". Munster Rugby. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Munster Rout the Ospreys". Munster Rugby. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Munster Brought Down To Earth". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Celtic League Munster Edge Out Llanelli". Munster Rugby. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Take The Bonus in Galway". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Munster Victory Sends Them Top". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster Victorious at Arms Park". Munster Rugby. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ulster Win In Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Tops in Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Contepomi Orchestrates Munster's Demise". Munster Rugby. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Munster Remain at the Top". Munster Rugby. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Munster Back On Top". Munster Rugby. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Lose To Glasgow in Thomond". Munster Rugby. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Murphy Injured As Munster Lose Top Spot". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Munster Downed By Dragons". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Munster Downed in Morfa". Munster Rugby. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Scarlets Win At Stradey". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Munster 37-8 Cardiff Blues". Munster Rugby. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster Will Have To Do It The Hard Way". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster Brave And Faithful". Munster Rugby. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Munster Prevail After Scare". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Munsters Seven Try Triumph". Munster Rugby. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Munster Top Their Pool". Munster Rugby. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Cardiff Beckons Once More For Mighty Munster". Munster Rugby. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster Crowned European Champions". Munster Rugby. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links edit

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