List of Munster Rugby players

Munster Rugby players include players who have earned significant accolades in club play with Munster Rugby or in international play.

British & Irish Lions

The following Munster players have also represented the British & Irish Lions:^[1]^[2]

W.J. Ashby: 1910
Oliver Piper: 1910
Michael Bradley: 1924
William Roche: 1924
Mick Lane: 1950
Tom Clifford: 1950
Jim McCarthy: 1950
Tom Reid: 1955
Michael English: 1959
Gordon Wood: 1959
Noel Murphy: 1959, 1966
Tom Kiernan: 1962, 1968

The '200' Club

Players who have reached the 200 caps mark for Munster.

Anthony Foley (1994–2008): 201
Alan Quinlan (1996–2011): 212
Peter Stringer (1998–2013): 232
Ronan O'Gara (1997–2013): 240
John Hayes (1998–2011): 217
David Wallace (1997–2012): 203
Marcus Horan (1999–2013): 225
Mick O'Driscoll (1998–2003, 2005–12) 207
Donncha O'Callaghan (1998–2015): 268
Billy Holland (2007–2021): 247
Stephen Archer (2009-Present): 293
Dave Kilcoyne (2011-Present): 220
John Ryan (2011-Present): 234
Jack O’Donoghue (2014-Present): 213

Overseas players

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Rhys Ellison: 1997–99
John Langford: 1999–2001
Jim Williams: 2001–05
Dominic Malone: 2002
Simon Kerr: 2004–05
Andy Long: 2003
Jason Jones-Hughes: 2003–04
David Pusey: 2003–05
Gordon McIlwham: 2003–05
Christian Cullen: 2003–07
Tom Bowman: 2004–05
Gary Connolly: 2005–06
Anton Pitout: 2005–06
Trevor Halstead: 2005–07
Federico Pucciariello: 2005–09
Diogo Mateus: 2006
Chris Wyatt: 2006–07
Lifeimi Mafi: 2006–12
Rua Tipoki: 2007–09
Paul Warwick: 2007–11
Doug Howlett: 2008–13
Nick Williams: 2008–10
Jean de Villiers: 2009–10
Julien Brugnaut: 2009–10
Toby Morland: 2009–10
Wian du Preez: 2009–13
Sam Tuitupou: 2010–11
Peter Borlase: 2010-12
BJ Botha: 2011–16
Will Chambers 2011–12
Savenaca Tokula: 2012
Casey Laulala: 2012–14
CJ Stander: 2012–21
Gerhard van den Heever: 2013–16
Quentin MacDonald: 2014 (loan)
Andrew Smith: 2014–15
Tyler Bleyendaal: 2014–20
Eusebio Guiñazú: 2014–15
Pat Howard: 2014–15
Francis Saili: 2015–17
Mark Chisholm: 2015–17
Lucas González Amorosino: 2015–16
Mario Sagario: 2015–16
Rhys Marshall: 2016–21
Jean Kleyn: 2016–Present
Jaco Taute: 2016–19
Thomas du Toit: 2016–17
Te Aihe Toma: 2016–17
Gerbrandt Grobler: 2017–18
Chris Cloete: 2017–2022
Arno Botha: 2018–20
Alby Mathewson: 2018–19
Jed Holloway: 2019
Keynan Knox: 2019–2024
RG Snyman: 2020–2024
Damian de Allende: 2020–2022
Roman Salanoa: 2020–Present
Jason Jenkins: 2021–2022
Declan Moore: 2021–22
Malakai Fekitoa: 2022-2023
Alex Nankivell: 2023-Present
Thaakir Abrahams: 2024-Present

Individual records

(correct as of December 2024)

All-time

Most appearances: (295) Stephen Archer
Most points: (2,571) Ronan O'Gara
Most tries: (73) Simon Zebo
Most cons & pens: (924) Ronan O'Gara

Heineken Cup

Most appearances: (110) Ronan O'Gara
Most points: (1,365) Ronan O'Gara
Most tries: (26) Simon Zebo
Most cons & pens: (488) Ronan O'Gara

URC

Most appearances: (229) Stephen Archer
Most points: (940) Ronan O'Gara
Most tries: (45) Simon Zebo
Most cons & pens: (349) Ronan O'Gara

Bold indicates highest overall record.

ERC Elite Awards

Team Award (50 Heineken Cup matches): Munster Rugby (187)

ERC Player Awards

100 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101)
50 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101), Donncha O'Callaghan (97), Peter Stringer (90), David Wallace (86), Anthony Foley (85), Marcus Horan (84), Paul O'Connell (82), Keith Earls (79), Alan Quinlan (78), Conor Murray (76), Peter O'Mahony (71), John Kelly (67), Dave Kilcoyne (58), Stephen Archer (57), John Ryan (57), Anthony Horgan (56), Frankie Sheahan (55), Mick O'Driscoll (55), Simon Zebo (52), CJ Stander (50)
500 Heineken Cup points: Ronan O'Gara (1,365)

World Rugby Hall of Fame

The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union

Ronan O'Gara (2018)

ERC15 European Player Award

An award to recognise the best European player in the Heineken Cup from 1995–2010.

Ronan O'Gara

ERC European Dream Team

The following Munster players were selected in the ERC European Dream Team, an all–time dream team of Heineken Cup players.

Ronan O'Gara (Fly-half), 1997–2013
David Wallace (Flanker), 1997–2012
Anthony Foley (Number 8), 1995–2008

Pro14 Team of the Year

2007–08: Lifeimi Mafi^[3]
2008–09: Lifeimi Mafi, Ronan O'Gara, Jerry Flannery, Paul O'Connell^[4]
2009–10: Tomás O'Leary^[5]
2010–11: Ronan O'Gara^[6]
2011–12: BJ Botha^[7]
2013–14: Dave Kilcoyne, Casey Laulala^[8]
2014–15: CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell^[9]
2015–16: CJ Stander
2016–17: CJ Stander, Jaco Taute, Rory Scannell, Billy Holland, John Ryan, Dave Kilcoyne, Tyler Bleyendaal
2017–18: Rory Scannell
2018–19: Peter O'Mahony, Tadhg Beirne
2020-21: Kevin O'Byrne, Billy Holland, Damian de Allende

Pro14 Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is awarded to the kicker who has successfully converted the highest percentage of place kicks during the 22-week regular Pro14 season. The prize has been awarded annually since 2012. (Percentage success rate in brackets)

2013–14 JJ Hanrahan (88.71%)
2019–20 JJ Hanrahan (87.30%)

References

^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
^ "Munster Lions". Munster Lions. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
^ "Leinster dominate Magners dream team". rte.ie. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Four Munster Players on Magners Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Magners League 'Dream Team' announced". espn.co.uk. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "O'Gara The Sole Inclusion". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Five provincial players in Rabo Pro12 Dream Team". rte.ie. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Kilcoyne And Laulala Named in Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Stander & O'Donnell Make PRO12 Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

[1] The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin

[2] "Munster Lions". Munster Lions. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

[3] "Leinster dominate Magners dream team". rte.ie. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[4] "Four Munster Players on Magners Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[5] "Magners League 'Dream Team' announced". espn.co.uk. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[6] "O'Gara The Sole Inclusion". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[7] "Five provincial players in Rabo Pro12 Dream Team". rte.ie. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[8] "Kilcoyne And Laulala Named in Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[9] "Stander & O'Donnell Make PRO12 Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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